# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Louisville (SDF)

> 15,635 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,635 km / 9,715 mi / 8,442 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 09:07 in Melbourne, it's 19:07 in Louisville)
- **Elevation difference**: 67 ft (SDF 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

### [Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdf-louisville-louisville-muhammad-ali-international-airport/1ef266df-37d0-6b5e-8fd6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Louisville, United States
- ICAO: KSDF
- Timezone: America/Kentucky/Louisville
- Coordinates: 38.170000, -85.740000
- Elevation: 501 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 09:07 in Melbourne, it's 19:07 in Louisville.
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)
- [Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sdf-louisville-louisville-muhammad-ali-international-airport/1ef266df-37d0-6b5e-8fd6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)