# Distance from Nkolo Fuma (NKL) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 14,221 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,221 km / 8,837 mi / 7,679 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 05:43 in Nkolo Fuma, it's 14:43 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,455 ft (OOL is lower than NKL)

## Airports

### [Nkolo Fuma Airport (NKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkl-nkolo-fuma-nkolo-fuma-airport/1ef266de-e1ef-638e-8bb6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nkolo Fuma, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAR
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.450000, 14.830000
- Elevation: 1,476 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 05:43 in Nkolo Fuma, it's 14:43 in Gold Coast.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nkolo Fuma Airport (NKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkl-nkolo-fuma-nkolo-fuma-airport/1ef266de-e1ef-638e-8bb6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)