# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Sturgeon Bay (SUE)

> 15,651 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,651 km / 9,725 mi / 8,451 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 02:05 in Melbourne, it's 11:05 in Sturgeon Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 290 ft (SUE is higher 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

### [Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sue-sturgeon-bay-door-county-cherryland-airport/1ef266df-39bf-6186-a82d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sturgeon Bay, United States
- ICAO: KSUE
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 44.840000, -87.420000
- Elevation: 724 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 02:05 in Melbourne, it's 11:05 in Sturgeon Bay.
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)
- [Door County Cherryland Airport (SUE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sue-sturgeon-bay-door-county-cherryland-airport/1ef266df-39bf-6186-a82d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)