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POA to MEB: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
7,644 mi
12,301 km · 6,642 nm
15h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
7,644 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 27m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 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 POA from MEB?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Melbourne (MEB) is 7,644 miles (12,301 km, 6,642 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 27m 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 Porto Alegre and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 13 hours ahead of Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to MEB?
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