# Distance from Mbuji Mayi (MJM) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 13,435 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,435 km / 8,348 mi / 7,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 02:57 in Mbuji Mayi, it's 10:57 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,200 ft (OOL is lower than MJM)

## Airports

### [Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mjm-mbuji-mayi-mbuji-mayi-airport/1ef266de-e5ed-67a6-ad0e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbuji Mayi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZWA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -6.120000, 23.570000
- Elevation: 2,221 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 02:57 in Mbuji Mayi, it's 10:57 in Gold Coast.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mjm-mbuji-mayi-mbuji-mayi-airport/1ef266de-e5ed-67a6-ad0e-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)