# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)

> 16,643 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,643 km / 10,342 mi / 8,987 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 18:24 in Algiers, it's 03:24 in Melbourne Essendon Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 200 ft (MEB is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/meb-melbourne-essendon-airport/1ef266e0-126f-6490-9add-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne Essendon Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMEN
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.730000, 144.900000
- Elevation: 282 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 18:24 in Algiers, it's 03:24 in Melbourne Essendon Airport.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/meb-melbourne-essendon-airport/1ef266e0-126f-6490-9add-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)