# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Spearfish (SPF)

> 14,382 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,382 km / 8,937 mi / 7,766 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 19:59 in Melbourne, it's 03:59 in Spearfish)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,499 ft (SPF 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

### [Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spf-spearfish-black-hills-clyde-ice-field/1ef266df-3948-6c5c-a35d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spearfish, United States
- ICAO: KSPF
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 44.480000, -103.790000
- Elevation: 3,933 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 19:59 in Melbourne, it's 03:59 in Spearfish.
With a 16-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)
- [Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spf-spearfish-black-hills-clyde-ice-field/1ef266df-3948-6c5c-a35d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)