# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Hawi (UPP)

> 8,936 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,936 km / 5,553 mi / 4,825 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -20h (When it's 10:57 in Melbourne, it's 14:57 in Hawi)
- **Elevation difference**: 338 ft (UPP 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

### [Upolu Airport (UPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upp-hawi-upolu-airport/1ef266df-896b-6de2-9374-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawi, United States
- ICAO: PHUP
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 20.270000, -155.860000
- Elevation: 96 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 10:57 in Melbourne, it's 14:57 in Hawi.
With a 20-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)
- [Upolu Airport (UPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upp-hawi-upolu-airport/1ef266df-896b-6de2-9374-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)