# Distance from Icabaru Airport (ICA) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 15,431 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,431 km / 9,588 mi / 8,332 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 14:39 in Icabaru Airport, it's 04:39 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,140 ft (MEL is lower than ICA)

## Airports

### [Icabaru Airport (ICA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ica-icabaru-airport/1ef266df-d143-6624-a250-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Icabaru Airport, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVIC
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 4.340000, -61.740000
- Elevation: 1,574 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 14:39 in Icabaru Airport, it's 04:39 in Melbourne.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Icabaru Airport (ICA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ica-icabaru-airport/1ef266df-d143-6624-a250-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)