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PUG to MEB: distance & flight time
Argyle (Port Augusta Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
543 mi
874 km · 472 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
+0.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
543 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
- PUG — Port Augusta Airport · Argyle, 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 PUG
- WYA · Whyalla Airport40 mi away
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport53 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield108 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport109 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 PUG from MEB?
The flight distance from Argyle (PUG) to Melbourne (MEB) is 543 miles (874 km, 472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUG 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 Argyle and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 0.5 hours ahead of Argyle.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUG to MEB?
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