# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Winfield/Arkansas City (WLD)

> 14,655 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,655 km / 9,106 mi / 7,913 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 03:21 in Melbourne, it's 12:21 in Winfield/Arkansas City)
- **Elevation difference**: 726 ft (WLD is higher 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

### [Strother Field (WLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wld-winfieldarkansas-city-strother-field/1ef266df-3ffd-6a7a-b128-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Winfield/Arkansas City, United States
- ICAO: KWLD
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 37.170000, -97.040000
- Elevation: 1,160 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 03:21 in Melbourne, it's 12:21 in Winfield/Arkansas City.
With a 15-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)
- [Strother Field (WLD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wld-winfieldarkansas-city-strother-field/1ef266df-3ffd-6a7a-b128-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)