# Distance from Gordon Downs (GDD) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 13,768 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,768 km / 8,555 mi / 7,434 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:38 in Gordon Downs, it's 03:38 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 616 ft (ZRH is higher than GDD)

## Airports

### [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gordon Downs, Australia
- ICAO: YGDN
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -18.680000, 128.590000
- Elevation: 800 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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 09:38 in Gordon Downs, it's 03:38 in Zurich.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)