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SUR to MEL: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
9,711 mi
15,629 km · 8,439 nm
19h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,711 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- 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 SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 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 SUR from MEL?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Melbourne (MEL) is 9,711 miles (15,629 km, 8,439 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 31m 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 Summer Beaver and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to MEL?
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