# Distance from Abbottabad (AAW) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 10,881 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,881 km / 6,761 mi / 5,876 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 131° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Pakistan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:15 in Abbottabad, it's 15:15 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,638 ft (MEL is lower than AAW)

## Airports

### [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abbottabad, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPAB
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 34.200000, 73.250000
- Elevation: 4,072 ft

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMML
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 144.840000
- Elevation: 434 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:15 in Abbottabad, it's 15:15 in Melbourne.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbottabad Airport (AAW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aaw-abbottabad-abbottabad-airport/1ef266df-8191-6482-aa3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)