# Distance from The Dalles (DLS) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 11,863 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,863 km / 7,371 mi / 6,405 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 18:17 in The Dalles, it's 11:17 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 226 ft (OOL is lower than DLS)

## Airports

### [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: The Dalles, United States
- ICAO: KDLS
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 45.620000, -121.170000
- Elevation: 247 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 18:17 in The Dalles, it's 11:17 in Gold Coast.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (DLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dls-the-dalles-columbia-gorge-regionalthe-dalles-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1764-66d6-bdea-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)