# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Puerto Carreno (PCR)

> 15,228 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,228 km / 9,462 mi / 8,222 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 17:57 in Melbourne, it's 02:57 in Puerto Carreno)
- **Elevation difference**: 257 ft (PCR 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

### [German Olano Airport (PCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcr-puerto-carreno-german-olano-airport/1ef266df-b5b0-693e-944d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Carreno, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.180000, -67.490000
- Elevation: 177 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 17:57 in Melbourne, it's 02:57 in Puerto Carreno.
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)
- [German Olano Airport (PCR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcr-puerto-carreno-german-olano-airport/1ef266df-b5b0-693e-944d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)