# Distance from Kadena Air Base (DNA) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 7,339 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,339 km / 4,561 mi / 3,963 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 09:05 in Kadena Air Base, it's 10:05 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 291 ft (MEL is higher than DNA)

## Airports

### [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kadena Air Base, Japan
- ICAO: RODN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 26.360000, 127.770000
- Elevation: 143 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:05 in Kadena Air Base, it's 10:05 in Melbourne.

## Related

- [Kadena Air Base (DNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dna-kadena-air-base/1ef266df-8e55-6b28-ac8d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
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