# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to St Petersburg (SPG)

> 15,494 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,494 km / 9,627 mi / 8,366 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 06:32 in Melbourne, it's 16:32 in St Petersburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 427 ft (SPG 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

### [Albert Whitted Airport (SPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spg-st-petersburg-albert-whitted-airport/1ef266df-394d-68ce-b7d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Petersburg, United States
- ICAO: KSPG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 27.800000, -82.600000
- 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 06:32 in Melbourne, it's 16:32 in St Petersburg.
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)
- [Albert Whitted Airport (SPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spg-st-petersburg-albert-whitted-airport/1ef266df-394d-68ce-b7d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)