# Distance from Cap Skirring (CSK) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 16,664 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,664 km / 10,354 mi / 8,998 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 23:10 in Cap Skirring, it's 09:10 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 382 ft (MEL is higher than CSK)

## Airports

### [Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csk-cap-skirring-cap-skirring-airport/1ef266de-e8ed-696a-97a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cap Skirring, Senegal
- ICAO: GOGS
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 12.410000, -16.750000
- Elevation: 52 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 23:10 in Cap Skirring, it's 09:10 in Melbourne.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csk-cap-skirring-cap-skirring-airport/1ef266de-e8ed-696a-97a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)