✈ MEL → JFK
20H 38M, 10,374 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Melbourne to New York
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Melbourne
How long is the flight from Melbourne to New York?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to New York (JFK) takes about 20 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,374 miles (16,696 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,374 mi
16,696 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-14h
14 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.8d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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