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Sunshine Coast (MCY) – Melbourne (MEL)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,453 km
903 mi · 784 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h / none
January / July
CO2 per passenger
183 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (108 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
776,326
May 2025 – Apr 2026 · +7.9%
Flights / week
90
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
870,887 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: BITRE (Australia), domestic airline activity by city pair, May 2025 – Apr 2026. BITRE reports cities, not airports: the Melbourne figures can include Avalon (AVV). Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from MCY to MELMCYMEL
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from MCY
210°
Heading from MEL
35°
Halfway point
-32.20, 149.21
Great-circle km
1,455 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
1 h in January, none in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 75,942 passengers
050K100KMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan75.9KFebMarApr
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Month Passengers
May 202554,631
Jun 202556,491
Jul 202568,931
Aug 202558,371
Sep 202567,671
Oct 202571,551
Nov 202568,823
Dec 202574,642
Jan 202675,942
Feb 202649,905
Mar 202660,740
Apr 202668,628
Flights per month, both directions (May 2025 – Apr 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 491 flights
0200400600MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan491FebMarApr
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Month Flights
May 2025340
Jun 2025343
Jul 2025400
Aug 2025328
Sep 2025380
Oct 2025406
Nov 2025409
Dec 2025478
Jan 2026491
Feb 2026323
Mar 2026378
Apr 2026422

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,455 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Close to the 1,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 1,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Sunshine Coast and Melbourne

MELMEBMBWAVV
MCY1,4531,4551,4681,505

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Melbourne airports

More routes from MCY

Route Distance Passengers / year
MCY → SYD835 km 821,030
MCY → AKL2,349 km 59,533
MCY → DPS4,456 km 16,161

More routes from MEL

Route Distance Passengers / year
MEL → SYD706 km 8,091,178
MEL → BNE1,379 km 3,691,322
MEL → ADL642 km 2,409,362
MEL → OOL1,328 km 2,216,157
MEL → PER2,706 km 2,113,102
MEL → SIN6,024 km 1,739,044
MEL → HBA617 km 1,457,845
MEL → DPS4,376 km 1,146,291
MEL → AKL2,643 km 1,091,173
MEL → CBR470 km 967,607

Questions

Sunshine Coast (MCY) and Melbourne (MEL) are 1,453 km (903 miles, 784 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.