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Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) distance

The great-circle distance from Melbourne to Los Angeles is 6,889 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
AustraliaMelbourne (MEL)
To
United StatesLos Angeles (LAX)
Time difference
Los Angeles is 19 hours behind Melbourne
Midpoint
2.80° S, 165.27° W
Heading from MEL
65° northeast
Heading from LAX
240° southwest

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see MEL-LAX on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.