# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Melo (MLZ)

> 12,415 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,415 km / 7,715 mi / 6,704 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 191° (south)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 23:05 in Adelaide, it's 10:35 in Melo)
- **Elevation difference**: 344 ft (MLZ is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 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 23:05 in Adelaide, it's 10:35 in Melo.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)