# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Chibougamau (YMT)

> 16,625 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,625 km / 10,331 mi / 8,977 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 17:18 in Melbourne, it's 03:18 in Chibougamau)
- **Elevation difference**: 836 ft (YMT 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

### [Chapais Airport (YMT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymt-chibougamau-chapais-airport/1ef266de-b129-6c36-8fd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chibougamau, Canada
- ICAO: CYMT
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 49.770000, -74.530000
- Elevation: 1,270 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 17:18 in Melbourne, it's 03:18 in Chibougamau.
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)
- [Chapais Airport (YMT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ymt-chibougamau-chapais-airport/1ef266de-b129-6c36-8fd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)