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YQS to MEB: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
10,016 mi
16,119 km · 8,703 nm
20h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
10,016 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 6m 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from MEB?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Melbourne (MEB) is 10,016 miles (16,119 km, 8,703 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 6m 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 YQS to MEB?
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