# Distance from Wheeling (HLG) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 14,939 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,939 km / 9,282 mi / 8,066 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 07:57 in Wheeling, it's 21:57 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,173 ft (OOL is lower than HLG)

## Airports

### [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wheeling, United States
- ICAO: KHLG
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.180000, -80.650000
- Elevation: 1,194 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 07:57 in Wheeling, it's 21:57 in Gold Coast.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wheeling Ohio County Airport (HLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hlg-wheeling-wheeling-ohio-county-airport/1ef266df-20d3-67d0-97f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)