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WIO to MEL: distance & flight time
Wilcannia (Wilcannia Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
433 mi
697 km · 376 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
433 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- WIO — Wilcannia Airport · Wilcannia, 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 WIO
- BHQ · Broken Hill Airport117 mi away
- CAZ · Cobar Airport142 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 WIO from MEL?
The flight distance from Wilcannia (WIO) to Melbourne (MEL) is 433 miles (697 km, 376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIO to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 WIO to MEL?
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