# Distance from Kindu (KND) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 13,439 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,439 km / 8,351 mi / 7,256 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 08:46 in Kindu, it's 16:46 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,609 ft (OOL is lower than KND)

## Airports

### [Kindu Airport (KND)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knd-kindu-kindu-airport/1ef266de-e46b-604a-85f5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kindu, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZOA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.920000, 25.920000
- Elevation: 1,630 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 08:46 in Kindu, it's 16:46 in Gold Coast.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kindu Airport (KND)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knd-kindu-kindu-airport/1ef266de-e46b-604a-85f5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)