# Distance from Luwok-Celebes Island (LUW) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 4,657 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,657 km / 2,894 mi / 2,515 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 154° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:00 in Luwok-Celebes Island, it's 04:00 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 378 ft (MEL is higher than LUW)

## Airports

### [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luwok-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMW
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.040000, 122.770000
- Elevation: 56 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:00 in Luwok-Celebes Island, it's 04:00 in Melbourne.

## Related

- [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)