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MEL to YUA: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base)
5,192 mi
8,356 km · 4,512 nm
10h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,192 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 39m 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from YUA?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Yuanmou (YUA) is 5,192 miles (8,356 km, 4,512 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to YUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 39m 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 YUA?
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