# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Trujillo (TRU)

> 13,185 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,185 km / 8,193 mi / 7,119 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 17:27 in Melbourne, it's 02:27 in Trujillo)
- **Elevation difference**: 328 ft (TRU 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

### [Capitan FAP Carlos Martinez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tru-trujillo-capitan-fap-carlos-martinez-de-pinillos-international-airport/1ef266df-c51c-6e72-9a03-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Trujillo, Peru
- ICAO: SPRU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -8.080000, -79.110000
- Elevation: 106 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 17:27 in Melbourne, it's 02:27 in Trujillo.
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)
- [Capitan FAP Carlos Martinez De Pinillos International Airport (TRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tru-trujillo-capitan-fap-carlos-martinez-de-pinillos-international-airport/1ef266df-c51c-6e72-9a03-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)