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PAD to MEB: distance & flight time
Paderborn (Paderborn Lippstadt Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
10,128 mi
16,299 km · 8,801 nm
20h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,128 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 19m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PAD — Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Paderborn, Germany
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon 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 PAD
- BFE · Bielefeld Airport24 mi away
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base25 mi away
- KSF · Kassel-Calden Airport36 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport44 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PAD from MEB?
The flight distance from Paderborn (PAD) to Melbourne (MEB) is 10,128 miles (16,299 km, 8,801 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PAD to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 19m 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 time difference between Paderborn and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Paderborn.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PAD to MEB?
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