# Distance from Kurgan-Tyube (KQT) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 11,445 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,445 km / 7,112 mi / 6,180 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tajikistan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:58 in Kurgan-Tyube, it's 04:58 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,039 ft (MEL is lower than KQT)

## Airports

### [Qurghonteppa International Airport (KQT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kqt-kurgan-tyube-qurghonteppa-international-airport/1ef266df-eb32-6e18-96f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kurgan-Tyube, Tajikistan
- ICAO: UTDT
- Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates: 37.870000, 68.860000
- Elevation: 1,473 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 23:58 in Kurgan-Tyube, it's 04:58 in Melbourne.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Qurghonteppa International Airport (KQT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kqt-kurgan-tyube-qurghonteppa-international-airport/1ef266df-eb32-6e18-96f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)