# Distance from Dushanbe (DYU) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 11,493 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,493 km / 7,142 mi / 6,206 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tajikistan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:05 in Dushanbe, it's 16:05 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,141 ft (MEL is lower than DYU)

## Airports

### [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
- ICAO: UTDD
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 38.540000, 68.830000
- Elevation: 2,575 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 11:05 in Dushanbe, it's 16:05 in Melbourne.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dushanbe Airport (DYU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dyu-dushanbe-dushanbe-airport/1ef266df-eb27-64fa-8c83-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)