# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Snyder (SNK)

> 14,133 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,133 km / 8,782 mi / 7,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:56 in Melbourne, it's 23:56 in Snyder)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,996 ft (SNK 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

### [Winston Field (SNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snk-snyder-winston-field/1ef266df-391f-6230-a8f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Snyder, United States
- ICAO: KSNK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.690000, -100.950000
- Elevation: 2,430 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 14:56 in Melbourne, it's 23:56 in Snyder.
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)
- [Winston Field (SNK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snk-snyder-winston-field/1ef266df-391f-6230-a8f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)