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MEL to LHK: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Guanghua (Guangzhou MR Air Base)
5,291 mi
8,514 km · 4,597 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,291 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- LHK — Guangzhou MR Air Base · Guanghua, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Near LHK
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport39 mi away
- WDS · Shiyan Wudangshan Airport48 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport67 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from LHK?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Guanghua (LHK) is 5,291 miles (8,514 km, 4,597 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to LHK?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEL to LHK?
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