# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Sankt Peter-Ording (PSH)

> 16,238 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,238 km / 10,090 mi / 8,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Germany
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 03:23 in Melbourne, it's 19:23 in Sankt Peter-Ording)
- **Elevation difference**: 427 ft (PSH 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

### [St. Peter-Ording Airport (PSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psh-sankt-peter-ording-st-peter-ording-airport/1ef266de-c092-638a-8d64-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany
- ICAO: EDXO
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.310000, 8.690000
- Elevation: 7 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 03:23 in Melbourne, it's 19:23 in Sankt Peter-Ording.
With a 8-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)
- [St. Peter-Ording Airport (PSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/psh-sankt-peter-ording-st-peter-ording-airport/1ef266de-c092-638a-8d64-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)