# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Neiva (NVA)

> 14,398 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,398 km / 8,946 mi / 7,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:34 in Melbourne, it's 19:34 in Neiva)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,030 ft (NVA 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

### [Benito Salas Airport (NVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nva-neiva-benito-salas-airport/1ef266df-b583-6baa-8bdf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Neiva, Colombia
- ICAO: SKNV
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 2.950000, -75.290000
- Elevation: 1,464 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 10:34 in Melbourne, it's 19:34 in Neiva.
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)
- [Benito Salas Airport (NVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nva-neiva-benito-salas-airport/1ef266df-b583-6baa-8bdf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)