# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Poprad (TAT)

> 15,470 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,470 km / 9,613 mi / 8,353 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 95° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Slovakia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:14 in Melbourne, it's 16:14 in Poprad)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,922 ft (TAT 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

### [Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tat-poprad-poprad-tatry-airport/1ef266df-5a41-65b2-a57b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Poprad, Slovakia
- ICAO: LZTT
- Timezone: Europe/Bratislava
- Coordinates: 49.070000, 20.240000
- Elevation: 2,356 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 00:14 in Melbourne, it's 16:14 in Poprad.
With a 8-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)
- [Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tat-poprad-poprad-tatry-airport/1ef266df-5a41-65b2-a57b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)