# Distance from Guaymas (GYM) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 13,043 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,043 km / 8,104 mi / 7,042 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 20:50 in Guaymas, it's 13:50 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 375 ft (MEL is higher than GYM)

## Airports

### [General Jose Maria Yanez International Airport (GYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gym-guaymas-general-jose-maria-yanez-international-airport/1ef266df-6178-6c54-b736-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guaymas, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGM
- Timezone: America/Hermosillo
- Coordinates: 27.970000, -110.920000
- Elevation: 59 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 20:50 in Guaymas, it's 13:50 in Melbourne.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [General Jose Maria Yanez International Airport (GYM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gym-guaymas-general-jose-maria-yanez-international-airport/1ef266df-6178-6c54-b736-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)