Plane range from Melbourne Airport (MEL) – how far can you fly?

Melbourne, Australia

Map showing flight ranges from Melbourne Airport (MEL)

Boeing 737-800, 787-9, and Airbus A350-900 ranges shown at max payload (full passenger load), with average wind conditions

IATA Code
MEL
Airport
Melbourne Airport
Elevation
434 ft
Longest runway
11,998 ft
Airliners at MTOW
55 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
09/27 7,500 ft 148 ft asphalt
16/34 11,998 ft 197 ft asphalt

Select an aircraft and see exactly how far it can reach from Melbourne. Adjust the passenger load to see how weight affects range. Click any airport on the map to measure the route.

Which airliners can take off from MEL

MEL's longest runway, 16/34, is 11,998 ft.

All 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it at maximum takeoff weight, so the runway never shortens their range here.

AircraftTakeoff from MELRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,340 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
BOS
Boston, 9,148 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
MUC
Munich, 8,686 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,253 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
DTW
Detroit, 8,602 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,659 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
ZAG
Zagreb, 8,501 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,949 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
BTS
Bratislava, 8,469 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
RIX
Riga, 8,238 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,949 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
RIX
Riga, 8,238 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,761 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
VNO
Vilnius, 8,191 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,152 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
OTP
Bucharest, 8,072 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,934 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
KIV
Chișinău, 7,988 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,659 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
KBP
Kyiv, 7,955 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,746 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
BEY
Beirut, 7,440 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,659 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 7,154 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,035 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
PHX
Phoenix, 7,154 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,746 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
SEA
Seattle, 7,113 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,355 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
LAX
Los Angeles, 6,889 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
BAH
Manama, 6,534 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
DOH
Doha, 6,457 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 5,572 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,020 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
PEK
Beijing, 4,921 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,370 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
NRT
Tokyo, 4,416 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,614 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,714 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,599 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,714 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,106 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,714 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,472 ft
3,794 nm
88 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,714 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,025 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,616 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,918 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 3,410 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,918 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 3,410 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,599 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
SIN
Singapore, 3,258 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,294 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
SIN
Singapore, 3,258 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,584 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
SIN
Singapore, 3,258 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
SIN
Singapore, 3,258 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,379 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,629 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,911 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,193 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,309 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,614 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,005 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,813 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,325 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,847 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,644 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,762 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,208 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,208 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,122 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,095 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
NAN
Nadi, 2,088 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,922 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,742 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,269 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,634 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,574 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,381 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,381 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,424 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,959 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
SYD
Sydney, 381 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for MEL's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport, 22 nm from MEL. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from MEL

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from MEL at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

MEL → BOS Boston, 9,148 nm (16,941 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
MEL → LHR London, 9,130 nm (16,909 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
MEL → EDI Edinburgh, 9,127 nm (16,904 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
MEL → GOH Nuuk, 9,109 nm (16,869 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
MEL → BCN Barcelona, 9,082 nm (16,819 km)
Boeing 777-200LR

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The Airbus A320neo departs MEL nonstop to Bandar Seri Begawan — try it on the map →

Nearest major airports

SYD Sydney 381 nm away · 12,999 ft runway AKL Auckland 1,424 nm away · 11,926 ft runway PER Perth 1,458 nm away · 11,299 ft runway NAN Nadi 2,088 nm away · 10,739 ft runway CGK Jakarta 2,813 nm away · 12,008 ft runway SIN Singapore 3,258 nm away · 13,123 ft runway
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