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RTC to MEB: distance & flight time
(Ratnagiri Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
5,981 mi
9,625 km · 5,197 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,981 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m 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
- RTC — Ratnagiri Airport · , India
- 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 RTC
- KLH · Kolhapur Airport68 mi away
- PNQ · Pune Airport115 mi away
- IXG · Belgaum Airport117 mi away
- GOI · Dabolim Airport118 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 RTC from MEB?
The flight distance from (RTC) to Melbourne (MEB) is 5,981 miles (9,625 km, 5,197 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RTC to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 RTC to MEB?
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