# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Dashoguz (TAZ)

> 12,324 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,324 km / 7,658 mi / 6,654 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Turkmenistan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:07 in Melbourne, it's 19:07 in Dashoguz)
- **Elevation difference**: 162 ft (TAZ 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

### [Dashoguz Airport (TAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taz-dashoguz-dashoguz-airport/1ef266df-eb1f-639a-8748-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dashoguz, Turkmenistan
- ICAO: UTAT
- Timezone: Asia/Ashgabat
- Coordinates: 41.760000, 59.830000
- Elevation: 272 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 00:07 in Melbourne, it's 19:07 in Dashoguz.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dashoguz Airport (TAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taz-dashoguz-dashoguz-airport/1ef266df-eb1f-639a-8748-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)