# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Wichita Falls (SPS)

> 14,401 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,401 km / 8,948 mi / 7,776 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 13:02 in Melbourne, it's 22:02 in Wichita Falls)
- **Elevation difference**: 585 ft (SPS 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

### [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wichita Falls, United States
- ICAO: KSPS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.990000, -98.490000
- Elevation: 1,019 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 13:02 in Melbourne, it's 22:02 in Wichita Falls.
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)
- [Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sps-wichita-falls-sheppard-afbwichita-falls-municipal-airport/1ef266df-395e-680e-bf76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)