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RMA to MEL: distance & flight time
Roma (Roma Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
802 mi
1,291 km · 697 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
802 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RMA — Roma Airport · Roma, 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 RMA
- XTO · Taroom Airport87 mi away
- SGO · St George Airport105 mi away
- CCL · Chinchilla Airport115 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport135 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 RMA from MEL?
The flight distance from Roma (RMA) to Melbourne (MEL) is 802 miles (1,291 km, 697 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RMA to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 cheapest way to fly from RMA to MEL?
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