# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Uralsk (URA)

> 13,377 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,377 km / 8,312 mi / 7,223 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 20:02 in Melbourne, it's 15:02 in Uralsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 306 ft (URA 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

### [Oral Ak Zhol International Airport (URA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ura-uralsk-oral-ak-zhol-international-airport/1ef266df-e421-68b8-8595-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Uralsk, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UARR
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 51.150000, 51.540000
- Elevation: 128 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 20:02 in Melbourne, it's 15:02 in Uralsk.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Oral Ak Zhol International Airport (URA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ura-uralsk-oral-ak-zhol-international-airport/1ef266df-e421-68b8-8595-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)