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YQF to MEL: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,656 mi
13,931 km · 7,522 nm
17h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,656 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 26m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from MEL?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,656 miles (13,931 km, 7,522 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 26m 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 Red Deer Industrial and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of Red Deer Industrial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQF to MEL?
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