# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Sinop (OPS)

> 14,108 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,108 km / 8,766 mi / 7,618 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 18:39 in Melbourne, it's 04:39 in Sinop)
- **Elevation difference**: 793 ft (OPS 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

### [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sinop, Brazil
- ICAO: SWSI
- Timezone: America/Campo_Grande
- Coordinates: -11.880000, -55.590000
- Elevation: 1,227 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 18:39 in Melbourne, it's 04:39 in Sinop.
With a 14-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)
- [Presidente Joao Batista Figueiredo Airport (OPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ops-sinop-presidente-joao-batista-figueiredo-airport/1ef266df-db23-6342-aa1c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)