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SLM to MEL: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,843 mi
17,450 km · 9,422 nm
21h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,843 miles nonstop takes roughly 21h 44m 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
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- 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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 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 SLM from MEL?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,843 miles (17,450 km, 9,422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 21h 44m 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 Salamanca and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to MEL?
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