# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Mullen (MHN)

> 14,509 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,509 km / 9,016 mi / 7,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 18:37 in Melbourne, it's 03:37 in Mullen)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,806 ft (MHN is higher than MEL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Hooker County Airport (MHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mhn-mullen-hooker-county-airport/1ef266de-8ead-6a04-b1dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mullen, United States
- ICAO: 84NE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.040000, -101.060000
- Elevation: 3,240 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 18:37 in Melbourne, it's 03:37 in Mullen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hooker County Airport (MHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mhn-mullen-hooker-county-airport/1ef266de-8ead-6a04-b1dc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)