16 hours, 54 minutes
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Flying time from Australia to California
The total flight duration from Australia to California is 16 hours, 54 minutes.
This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.
If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Australia and California.
The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Australia to California ("as the crow flies"), which is about 8,204 miles or 13 203 kilometers.
Your trip begins in Australia.
It ends in the state of California.
Your flight direction from Australia to California is Northeast (62 degrees from North).
The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.
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Travelmath provides an online flight time calculator for all types of travel routes. You can enter airports, cities, states, countries, or zip codes to find the flying time between any two points. The database uses the great circle distance and the average airspeed of a commercial airliner to figure out how long a typical flight would take. Find your travel time to estimate the length of a flight between airports, or ask how long it takes to fly from one city to another.
The flight time from Melbourne, Victoria to California (CA) is:
16 hours, 22 minutes
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Flying time from Melbourne, Australia to California
The total flight duration from Melbourne, Australia to California is 16 hours, 22 minutes.
This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.
If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Melbourne, Australia and California.
The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Melbourne, Australia to California ("as the crow flies"), which is about 7,930 miles or 12 762 kilometers.
Your trip begins in Melbourne, Australia.
It ends in the state of California.
Your flight direction from Melbourne, Australia to California is Northeast (63 degrees from North).
The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.
related links
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Flight time calculator
Travelmath provides an online flight time calculator for all types of travel routes. You can enter airports, cities, states, countries, or zip codes to find the flying time between any two points. The database uses the great circle distance and the average airspeed of a commercial airliner to figure out how long a typical flight would take. Find your travel time to estimate the length of a flight between airports, or ask how long it takes to fly from one city to another.
What is the flight duration from New York to California?
Find the quickest flight duration, average flight time and longest flight duration from New York to California.
Average flight time is 6 hours 5 minutes
The fastest flight from New York to California is 6 hours 5 minutes.
Flight duration breakdown
Flight times for New York and California.
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The average flight time from New York to California is 6 hours 5 minutes. However, the duration of any flight may differ from the average time based on weather conditions, flight path and congestion in the air. This means individual flights can be less than 6 hours 5 minutes but on occasion can be longer.
New York & California local time and timezones
California, United States time is 3 hours behind New York, United States.
New York
Timezone: EDT (-04:00)
California
Timezone: PDT (-07:00)