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OZR to MEL: distance & flight time
Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
9,558 mi
15,382 km · 8,306 nm
19h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
9,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 12m 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, 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 OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 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 OZR from MEL?
The flight distance from Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) to Melbourne (MEL) is 9,558 miles (15,382 km, 8,306 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OZR to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 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 OZR to MEL?
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