# Distance from Magdeburg (CSO) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 16,096 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,096 km / 10,001 mi / 8,691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 23:22 in Magdeburg, it's 07:22 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 160 ft (MEL is lower than CSO)

## Airports

### [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Magdeburg, Germany
- ICAO: EDBC
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 51.860000, 11.420000
- Elevation: 594 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 23:22 in Magdeburg, it's 07:22 in Melbourne.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cochstedt Airport (CSO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cso-magdeburg-cochstedt-airport/1ef266de-ba18-61e4-909a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)