# Distance from Lubbock (LBB) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 12,964 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,964 km / 8,055 mi / 7,000 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 19:06 in Lubbock, it's 10:06 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,261 ft (OOL is lower than LBB)

## Airports

### [Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbb-lubbock-lubbock-preston-smith-international-airport/1ef266df-26ec-6e1e-9fbf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubbock, United States
- ICAO: KLBB
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 33.660000, -101.820000
- Elevation: 3,282 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 19:06 in Lubbock, it's 10:06 in Gold Coast.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbb-lubbock-lubbock-preston-smith-international-airport/1ef266df-26ec-6e1e-9fbf-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)