# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to San Miguel de Tucuman (TUC)

> 12,191 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,191 km / 7,575 mi / 6,583 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 152° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 205° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:42 in Melbourne, it's 02:42 in San Miguel de Tucuman)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,059 ft (TUC 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

### [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
- ICAO: SANT
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Tucuman
- Coordinates: -26.840000, -65.100000
- Elevation: 1,493 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 15:42 in Melbourne, it's 02:42 in San Miguel de Tucuman.
With a 13-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)
- [Teniente Benjamin Matienzo Airport (TUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuc-san-miguel-de-tucuman-teniente-benjamin-matienzo-airport/1ef266df-9202-6afa-89c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)