# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Fairbanks (MTX)

> 12,794 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,794 km / 7,950 mi / 6,908 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 17:32 in Melbourne, it's 23:32 in Fairbanks)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (MTX 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

### [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fairbanks, United States
- ICAO: KMTF
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 64.810000, -147.760000
- Elevation: 432 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 17:32 in Melbourne, it's 23:32 in Fairbanks.
With a 18-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)
- [Metro Field (MTX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtx-fairbanks-metro-field/1ef266df-2c6a-6df0-9cea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)