# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Tokunoshima (TKN)

> 7,472 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,472 km / 4,643 mi / 4,035 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 20:49 in Melbourne, it's 19:49 in Tokunoshima)
- **Elevation difference**: 417 ft (TKN 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

### [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokunoshima, Japan
- ICAO: RJKN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 27.840000, 128.880000
- Elevation: 17 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:49 in Melbourne, it's 19:49 in Tokunoshima.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)
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