# Distance from Kooddoo (GKK) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 8,434 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,434 km / 5,240 mi / 4,554 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Maldives) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:25 in Kooddoo, it's 14:25 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 430 ft (MEL is higher than GKK)

## Airports

### [Kooddoo Airport (GKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkk-kooddoo-kooddoo-airport/1ef266df-f45b-6c10-94f3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kooddoo, Maldives
- ICAO: VRMO
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 0.730000, 73.430000
- Elevation: 4 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 09:25 in Kooddoo, it's 14:25 in Melbourne.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kooddoo Airport (GKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkk-kooddoo-kooddoo-airport/1ef266df-f45b-6c10-94f3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)