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PLV to MEB: distance & flight time
Poltava (Suprunovka Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,996 mi
14,478 km · 7,817 nm
18h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
8,996 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 6m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
- 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 PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 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 PLV from MEB?
The flight distance from Poltava (PLV) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,996 miles (14,478 km, 7,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLV to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 6m 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 Poltava and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 7 hours ahead of Poltava.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLV to MEB?
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