# Distance from Choibalsan Airport (COQ) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 9,998 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,998 km / 6,213 mi / 5,399 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mongolia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:23 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 23:23 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,023 ft (MEL is lower than COQ)

## Airports

### [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Choibalsan Airport, Mongolia
- ICAO: ZMCD
- Timezone: Asia/Ulaanbaatar
- Coordinates: 48.140000, 114.650000
- Elevation: 2,457 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 21:23 in Choibalsan Airport, it's 23:23 in Melbourne.

## Related

- [Choibalsan Airport (COQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/coq-choibalsan-airport/1ef266e0-1f6e-6fec-8a82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
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