# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Tarapoto (TPP)

> 13,509 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,509 km / 8,394 mi / 7,294 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:09 in Melbourne, it's 01:09 in Tarapoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 435 ft (TPP 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

### [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarapoto, Peru
- ICAO: SPST
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.510000, -76.370000
- Elevation: 869 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 16:09 in Melbourne, it's 01:09 in Tarapoto.
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)
- [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)