# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Adana (UAB)

> 13,933 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,933 km / 8,657 mi / 7,523 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:57 in Melbourne, it's 19:57 in Adana)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (UAB 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

### [Incirlik Air Base (UAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uab-adana-incirlik-air-base/1ef266df-5831-6ede-95bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adana, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAG
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 37.000000, 35.430000
- Elevation: 238 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 02:57 in Melbourne, it's 19:57 in Adana.
With a 7-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)
- [Incirlik Air Base (UAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uab-adana-incirlik-air-base/1ef266df-5831-6ede-95bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)