# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Wrightstown (WRI)

> 16,618 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,618 km / 10,326 mi / 8,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 11:27 in Melbourne, it's 21:27 in Wrightstown)
- **Elevation difference**: 294 ft (WRI 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

### [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wrightstown, United States
- ICAO: KWRI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.020000, -74.590000
- Elevation: 141 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 11:27 in Melbourne, it's 21:27 in Wrightstown.
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)
- [Mc Guire Field (Joint Base Mc Guire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wri-wrightstown-mc-guire-field-joint-base-mc-guire-dix-lakehurst-airport/1ef266df-400e-65f0-ae74-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)