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YUA to MEL: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
5,192 mi
8,356 km · 4,512 nm
10h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,192 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 39m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 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 YUA from MEL?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Melbourne (MEL) is 5,192 miles (8,356 km, 4,512 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 39m 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 YUA to MEL?
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