# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Paris (PHT)

> 15,352 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,352 km / 9,539 mi / 8,289 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 22:28 in Melbourne, it's 07:28 in Paris)
- **Elevation difference**: 146 ft (PHT 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

### [Henry County Airport (PHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pht-paris-henry-county-airport/1ef266df-32a5-62f6-9298-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paris, United States
- ICAO: KPHT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.340000, -88.380000
- Elevation: 580 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 22:28 in Melbourne, it's 07:28 in Paris.
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)
- [Henry County Airport (PHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pht-paris-henry-county-airport/1ef266df-32a5-62f6-9298-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)