# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Monrovia (MLW)

> 15,743 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,743 km / 9,782 mi / 8,500 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 18:56 in Melbourne, it's 08:56 in Monrovia)
- **Elevation difference**: 409 ft (MLW is lower 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

### [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monrovia, Liberia
- ICAO: GLMR
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.290000, -10.760000
- Elevation: 25 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 18:56 in Melbourne, it's 08:56 in Monrovia.
With a 10-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)
- [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)