# Distance from Lages (LAJ) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 12,569 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,569 km / 7,810 mi / 6,786 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 193° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 17:57 in Lages, it's 06:57 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,631 ft (MEL is lower than LAJ)

## Airports

### [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lages, Brazil
- ICAO: SBLJ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -27.780000, -50.280000
- Elevation: 3,065 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 17:57 in Lages, it's 06:57 in Melbourne.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lages Airport (LAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/laj-lages-lages-airport/1ef266df-94ef-6d80-bbbe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)