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PPI to MEL: distance & flight time
(Port Pirie Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
492 mi
792 km · 428 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
492 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PPI — Port Pirie Airport · , Australia
- 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 PPI
- WYA · Whyalla Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport53 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport92 mi away
- ADL · Adelaide International Airport122 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 PPI from MEL?
The flight distance from (PPI) to Melbourne (MEL) is 492 miles (792 km, 428 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPI to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 PPI to MEL?
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