# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Vieux Fort (UVF)

> 16,331 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,331 km / 10,147 mi / 8,818 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Saint Lucia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 14:49 in Melbourne, it's 00:49 in Vieux Fort)
- **Elevation difference**: 420 ft (UVF 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

### [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
- ICAO: TLPL
- Timezone: America/St_Lucia
- Coordinates: 13.730000, -60.950000
- Elevation: 14 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 14:49 in Melbourne, it's 00:49 in Vieux Fort.
With a 14-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)
- [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)