# Distance from Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB) to Montevideo (MVD)

> 11,662 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,662 km / 7,246 mi / 6,297 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 197° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:44 in Melbourne Essendon Airport, it's 03:44 in Montevideo)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (MVD is lower than MEB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montevideo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.840000, -56.030000
- Elevation: 105 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 16:44 in Melbourne Essendon Airport, it's 03:44 in Montevideo.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne Essendon Airport (MEB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/meb-melbourne-essendon-airport/1ef266e0-126f-6490-9add-06bb2780ed98)
- [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)