# Distance from Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island (GNS) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 6,480 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,480 km / 4,026 mi / 3,499 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 14:59 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 17:59 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 414 ft (MEL is higher than GNS)

## Airports

### [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMB
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.170000, 97.700000
- Elevation: 20 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 14:59 in Gunung Sitoli-Nias Island, it's 17:59 in Melbourne.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Binaka Airport (GNS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gns-gunung-sitoli-nias-island-binaka-airport/1ef266df-fd4e-6aac-89eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)