# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Lompoc (VBG)

> 12,631 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,631 km / 7,848 mi / 6,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 05:31 in Melbourne, it's 12:31 in Lompoc)
- **Elevation difference**: 66 ft (VBG 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

### [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lompoc, United States
- ICAO: KVBG
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.740000, -120.580000
- Elevation: 368 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 05:31 in Melbourne, it's 12:31 in Lompoc.
With a 17-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)
- [Vandenberg Space Force Base Airport (VBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbg-lompoc-vandenberg-space-force-base-airport/1ef266df-3e61-6ce8-ba8c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)