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PLO to MEB: distance & flight time
Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
547 mi
881 km · 476 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
547 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
- 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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 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 PLO from MEB?
The flight distance from Port Lincoln (PLO) to Melbourne (MEB) is 547 miles (881 km, 476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLO to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 time difference between Port Lincoln and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 0.5 hours ahead of Port Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLO to MEB?
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