# Distance from Mekele Airport (MQX) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 13,040 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,040 km / 8,103 mi / 7,041 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:15 in Mekele Airport, it's 18:15 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,375 ft (OOL is lower than MQX)

## Airports

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 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 11:15 in Mekele Airport, it's 18:15 in Gold Coast.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)