# Distance from Melo (MLZ) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 12,678 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,678 km / 7,877 mi / 6,845 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 155° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uruguay) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 05:17 in Melo, it's 18:17 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 343 ft (OOL is lower than MLZ)

## Airports

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 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 05:17 in Melo, it's 18:17 in Gold Coast.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)