Antofagasta to Melbourne flight path
Along the shortest route, the flight from Antofagasta to Melbourne covers 7,610 miles (12,240 km) — about 14 h 35 min with no wind. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean: 99% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+11.
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From Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (ANF) to Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) · ANF · MBW
- Great-circle distance
- 12,240 km
- Duration, no wind
- 14 h 35 min
- Over water
- 99 %
- Time difference today
- +14 h
The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.
What countries do you fly over from Antofagasta to Melbourne?
- Chile
- Australia
- Pacific Ocean
- Southern Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Tasman Sea
- Bass Strait
Which side of the plane to sit on
No mountains or big cities lie close enough to this route to pick a side. Check the sun section: on this route, that is what decides.
Leg by leg
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See the full list, leg by leg
- Take-off from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport
- Below: Atacama Desert0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
- Pacific Ocean and Southern Ocean — 11,750 km without land41 km · ≈ 18 min into the flight
- Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC+1111,750 km · ≈ 13 h 45 min into the flight
- Below: Mainland Tasmania11,790 km · ≈ 13 h 50 min into the flight
- Land again11,790 km · ≈ 13 h 50 min into the flight
- Water starts: Bass Strait11,870 km · ≈ 13 h 55 min into the flight
- Land again12,160 km · ≈ 14 h 15 min into the flight
- Landing at Melbourne Moorabbin Airport12,240 km · ≈ 14 h 20 min into the flight
Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.
Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on
Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.
Sky: light is daytime, amber is sunrise or sunset, dark is night. Left and Right show which side the sun is on for each leg.
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Arriving in Melbourne
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Flight time and distance
About 14 h 35 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
7,610 miles (12,240 km, 6,610 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
Time zones you cross
| km | Time | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| 0 km | UTC−3 | Santiago |
| 11,750 km | UTC+11 | Hobart |
Airspace (FIRs) along the route
Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.
- Antofagasta
- Santiago
- Puerto Montt
- Pascua
- McMurdo (Mac)
- Auckland Radio
- Brisbane Radio (Indian) 129.25
- Brisbane Radio (Tasman) 124.65
- Melbourne (Huon) 122.6
- Melbourne (Benalla) 132.2
FAQ
Where does the plane fly from Antofagasta to Melbourne?
Along the shortest route, the flight from Antofagasta to Melbourne covers 7,610 miles (12,240 km) — about 14 h 35 min with no wind. It crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean: 99% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC−3 and land on UTC+11.
What countries do you fly over from Antofagasta to Melbourne?
It passes over or close to Chile and Australia, and crosses the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.
How long is the flight from Antofagasta to Melbourne?
About 14 h 35 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.
How far is Antofagasta from Melbourne by plane?
7,610 miles (12,240 km, 6,610 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.
How much of the flight is over water?
99% of the route, about 12,080 km. The longest stretch without land is 11,750 km.
Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?
It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.
Does GPS work in airplane mode?
Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.
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How this was calculated
The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.