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MEL to POA: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport)
7,648 mi
12,309 km · 6,646 nm
15h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-13h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
7,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 28m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from POA?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Porto Alegre (POA) is 7,648 miles (12,309 km, 6,646 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to POA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 28m 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 time difference between Melbourne and Porto Alegre?
Porto Alegre is 13 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEL to POA?
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