# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Pensacola (NPA)

> 15,201 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,201 km / 9,445 mi / 8,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 23:23 in Melbourne, it's 08:23 in Pensacola)
- **Elevation difference**: 406 ft (NPA is lower than MEL)

## Airports

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://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

### [Pensacola Nas (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (NPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/npa-pensacola-pensacola-nas-forrest-sherman-field-airport/1ef266df-2ec1-6f68-a14a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pensacola, United States
- ICAO: KNPA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.350000, -87.320000
- Elevation: 28 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 23:23 in Melbourne, it's 08:23 in Pensacola.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pensacola Nas (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (NPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/npa-pensacola-pensacola-nas-forrest-sherman-field-airport/1ef266df-2ec1-6f68-a14a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)