# Distance from Creston (CFQ) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 13,639 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,639 km / 8,475 mi / 7,364 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Canada) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 07:38 in Creston, it's 00:38 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,636 ft (MEL is lower than CFQ)

## Airports

### [Art Sutcliffe Field (CFQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfq-creston-art-sutcliffe-field/1ef266de-9fd5-65c0-b3f8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Creston, Canada
- ICAO: CAJ3
- Timezone: America/Creston
- Coordinates: 49.040000, -116.500000
- Elevation: 2,070 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 07:38 in Creston, it's 00:38 in Melbourne.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Art Sutcliffe Field (CFQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfq-creston-art-sutcliffe-field/1ef266de-9fd5-65c0-b3f8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)