# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Poughkeepsie (POU)

> 16,699 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,699 km / 10,376 mi / 9,017 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 19:21 in Melbourne, it's 05:21 in Poughkeepsie)
- **Elevation difference**: 271 ft (POU 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

### [Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pou-poughkeepsie-hudson-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3355-6ca0-a721-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Poughkeepsie, United States
- ICAO: KPOU
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 41.630000, -73.880000
- Elevation: 164 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 19:21 in Melbourne, it's 05:21 in Poughkeepsie.
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)
- [Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pou-poughkeepsie-hudson-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3355-6ca0-a721-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)