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YSE to MEL: distance & flight time
Squamish (Squamish Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,221 mi
13,230 km · 7,143 nm
16h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,221 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 35m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, 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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 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 YSE from MEL?
The flight distance from Squamish (YSE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,221 miles (13,230 km, 7,143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSE to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 35m 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 YSE to MEL?
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