# Distance from Bokondini-Papua Island (BUI) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 3,845 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,845 km / 2,389 mi / 2,076 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 171° (south)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 06:11 in Bokondini-Papua Island, it's 07:11 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,670 ft (MEL is lower than BUI)

## Airports

### [Bokondini Airport (BUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bui-bokondini-papua-island-bokondini-airport/1ef266df-f93e-6700-bfae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bokondini-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJB
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.580000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 9,104 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:11 in Bokondini-Papua Island, it's 07:11 in Melbourne.

## Related

- [Bokondini Airport (BUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bui-bokondini-papua-island-bokondini-airport/1ef266df-f93e-6700-bfae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)