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YCQ to MEL: distance & flight time
Chetwynd (Chetwynd Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,440 mi
13,583 km · 7,334 nm
17h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,440 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 1m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YCQ — Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, 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 YCQ
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport51 mi away
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport56 mi away
- YQU · Grande Prairie Airport113 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport131 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 YCQ from MEL?
The flight distance from Chetwynd (YCQ) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,440 miles (13,583 km, 7,334 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCQ to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 1m 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 YCQ to MEL?
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