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YQU to MEL: distance & flight time
Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,529 mi
13,726 km · 7,412 nm
17h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,529 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 11m 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
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 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 YQU from MEL?
The flight distance from Grande Prairie (YQU) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,529 miles (13,726 km, 7,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQU to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 11m 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 Grande Prairie and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of Grande Prairie.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQU to MEL?
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