# Distance from Bondoukou (BDK) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 15,382 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,382 km / 9,558 mi / 8,306 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 20:37 in Bondoukou, it's 06:37 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 813 ft (MEL is lower than BDK)

## Airports

### [Soko Airport (BDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdk-bondoukou-soko-airport/1ef266de-b74c-6cb2-ba21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bondoukou, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIBU
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 8.020000, -2.760000
- Elevation: 1,247 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 20:37 in Bondoukou, it's 06:37 in Melbourne.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Soko Airport (BDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdk-bondoukou-soko-airport/1ef266de-b74c-6cb2-ba21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)