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MEL to RHT: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport)
5,982 mi
9,626 km · 5,198 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,982 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, 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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from RHT?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Alxa Right Banner (RHT) is 5,982 miles (9,626 km, 5,198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to RHT?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 RHT?
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