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QLR to MEB: distance & flight time
Monte Real (Monte Real Air Base) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
11,023 mi
17,739 km · 9,578 nm
22h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
11,023 miles nonstop takes roughly 22h 5m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- QLR — Monte Real Air Base · Monte Real, Portugal
- 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 QLR
- AVR · Alverca Air Base66 mi away
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)74 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport80 mi away
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)81 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 QLR from MEB?
The flight distance from Monte Real (QLR) to Melbourne (MEB) is 11,023 miles (17,739 km, 9,578 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QLR to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 22h 5m 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 Monte Real and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 9 hours ahead of Monte Real.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QLR to MEB?
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