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YBE to MEB: distance & flight time
Uranium City (Uranium City Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,979 mi
14,450 km · 7,802 nm
18h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,979 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 4m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YBE — Uranium City Airport · Uranium City, Canada
- 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 YBE
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport48 mi away
- YSF · Stony Rapids Airport95 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport108 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport125 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 YBE from MEB?
The flight distance from Uranium City (YBE) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,979 miles (14,450 km, 7,802 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBE to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 4m 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 Uranium City and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of Uranium City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBE to MEB?
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