# Distance from Gbangbatok (GBK) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 15,976 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,976 km / 9,927 mi / 8,627 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 00:44 in Gbangbatok, it's 10:44 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 359 ft (MEL is higher than GBK)

## Airports

### [Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbk-gbangbatok-gbangbatok-airport/1ef266de-e7e4-669a-84e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFGK
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.770000, -12.380000
- Elevation: 75 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 00:44 in Gbangbatok, it's 10:44 in Melbourne.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbk-gbangbatok-gbangbatok-airport/1ef266de-e7e4-669a-84e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)