# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Oak Harbor (NUW)

> 13,194 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,194 km / 8,198 mi / 7,124 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:59 in Melbourne, it's 21:59 in Oak Harbor)
- **Elevation difference**: 387 ft (NUW 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

### [Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field) Airport (NUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuw-oak-harbor-whidbey-island-nas-ault-field-airport/1ef266df-2f06-6cb2-868b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Oak Harbor, United States
- ICAO: KNUW
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 48.350000, -122.660000
- Elevation: 47 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 14:59 in Melbourne, it's 21:59 in Oak Harbor.
With a 17-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)
- [Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field) Airport (NUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuw-oak-harbor-whidbey-island-nas-ault-field-airport/1ef266df-2f06-6cb2-868b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)