# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Pecos (PEQ)

> 13,852 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,852 km / 8,608 mi / 7,480 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 02:29 in Melbourne, it's 11:29 in Pecos)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,179 ft (PEQ 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

### [Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/peq-pecos-pecos-municipal-airport/1ef266df-325f-6134-bb3e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pecos, United States
- ICAO: KPEQ
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 31.380000, -103.510000
- Elevation: 2,613 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 02:29 in Melbourne, it's 11:29 in Pecos.
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)
- [Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/peq-pecos-pecos-municipal-airport/1ef266df-325f-6134-bb3e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)