Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX) to Melbourne (MLB)
Flight time
≈ 9h 18m
Bearing
280° W
Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX) to Melbourne (MLB) is 4,250 miles (6,839 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHX–MLB
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Britannia Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop BHX–MLB; the Boeing 787-9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
345
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BHX–MLB?
Britannia Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHX–MLB in March 2026 (1 departures).
- BY
Britannia Airways
1 departures · 345 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BHX–MLB?
In March 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew 100% of BHX–MLB departures.
- Boeing 787-9
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has BHX–MLB traffic changed?
Nonstop BHX–MLB departures fell from 11 in May 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHX–MLB traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
11 departures · 2,800 passengers
82.6%
Load
June 2025
8 departures · 1,876 passengers
74.7%
Load
July 2025
10 departures · 2,678 passengers
89.3%
Load
August 2025
8 departures · 2,281 passengers
91.6%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
9 departures · 2,077 passengers
76.9%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop BHX–MLB traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Birmingham, West Midlands
GB
Birmingham Airport
Coordinates
52.45°N, 1.75°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham, West Midlands (BHX) from Melbourne (MLB)?
BHX to MLB is 4,250 miles (6,839 km / 3,693 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHX to MLB?
A nonstop covers the 4,250-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHX–MLB?
In March 2026, the Boeing 787-9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHX–MLB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,250-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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