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NOA to MEL: distance & flight time
Nowra (Nowra Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
369 mi
593 km · 320 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
369 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- NOA — Nowra Airport · Nowra, Australia
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near NOA
- WOL · Wollongong Airport30 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport78 mi away
- GUL · Goulburn Airport47 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport63 mi away
Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NOA from MEL?
The flight distance from Nowra (NOA) to Melbourne (MEL) is 369 miles (593 km, 320 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NOA to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 NOA to MEL?
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