# Distance from Aioun El Atrouss (AEO) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 17,869 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,869 km / 11,103 mi / 9,649 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 00:47 in Aioun El Atrouss, it's 10:47 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 930 ft (OOL is lower than AEO)

## Airports

### [Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeo-aioun-el-atrouss-aioun-el-atrouss-airport/1ef266de-e91a-6302-a2e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aioun El Atrouss, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNA
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.710000, -9.640000
- Elevation: 951 ft

### [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gold Coast, Australia
- ICAO: YBCG
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -28.160000, 153.500000
- Elevation: 21 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:47 in Aioun El Atrouss, it's 10:47 in Gold Coast.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aioun el Atrouss Airport (AEO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeo-aioun-el-atrouss-aioun-el-atrouss-airport/1ef266de-e91a-6302-a2e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)