# Distance from Kalakaket Creek (KKK) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 12,434 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,434 km / 7,726 mi / 6,714 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 06:16 in Kalakaket Creek, it's 00:16 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,164 ft (MEL is lower than KKK)

## Airports

### [Kalakaket Creek Air Station (KKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkk-kalakaket-creek-kalakaket-creek-air-station/1ef266de-f93e-6d14-871b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalakaket Creek, United States
- ICAO: K1KC
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.400000, -156.800000
- Elevation: 1,598 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 06:16 in Kalakaket Creek, it's 00:16 in Melbourne.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kalakaket Creek Air Station (KKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkk-kalakaket-creek-kalakaket-creek-air-station/1ef266de-f93e-6d14-871b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)