# Distance from Sovetskaya Gavan (GVN) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 9,641 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,641 km / 5,991 mi / 5,206 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 176° (south)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 19:15 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 19:15 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 334 ft (MEL is lower than GVN)

## Airports

### [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- ICAO: UHKM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 48.930000, 140.030000
- Elevation: 768 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.

## Related

- [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)