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OEL to MEL: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,977 mi
14,447 km · 7,801 nm
18h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,977 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 4m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, United States
- 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 OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 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 OEL from MEL?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,977 miles (14,447 km, 7,801 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 4m 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 OEL to MEL?
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