# Distance from Guantanamo (GAO) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 15,701 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,701 km / 9,756 mi / 8,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 23:31 in Guantanamo, it's 13:31 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 378 ft (MEL is higher than GAO)

## Airports

### [Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gao-guantanamo-mariana-grajales-airport/1ef266df-6adb-60b2-9dd3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guantanamo, Cuba
- ICAO: MUGT
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 20.090000, -75.160000
- Elevation: 56 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 23:31 in Guantanamo, it's 13:31 in Melbourne.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gao-guantanamo-mariana-grajales-airport/1ef266df-6adb-60b2-9dd3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)