# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Tjipara-Java Island (PPJ)

> 5,257 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,257 km / 3,267 mi / 2,839 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 00:12 in Melbourne, it's 21:12 in Tjipara-Java Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 279 ft (PPJ 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

### [Pulau Panjang Airport (PPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppj-tjipara-java-island-pulau-panjang-airport/1ef266df-fd35-6b1a-a205-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tjipara-Java Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIIG
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -5.640000, 106.560000
- Elevation: 155 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:12 in Melbourne, it's 21:12 in Tjipara-Java Island.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pulau Panjang Airport (PPJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppj-tjipara-java-island-pulau-panjang-airport/1ef266df-fd35-6b1a-a205-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)