# Distance from Metema (ETE) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 12,516 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,516 km / 7,777 mi / 6,758 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 06:08 in Metema, it's 13:08 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,216 ft (MEL is lower than ETE)

## Airports

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 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 06:08 in Metema, it's 13:08 in Melbourne.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)