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PUF to MEL: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,584 mi
17,034 km · 9,198 nm
21h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,584 miles nonstop takes roughly 21h 13m 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from MEL?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,584 miles (17,034 km, 9,198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 21h 13m 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 Pau and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to MEL?
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