# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Puerto Maldonado (PEM)

> 13,559 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,559 km / 8,425 mi / 7,321 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:52 in Gold Coast, it's 18:52 in Puerto Maldonado)
- **Elevation difference**: 638 ft (PEM is higher than OOL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Maldonado, Peru
- ICAO: SPTU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -12.610000, -69.230000
- Elevation: 659 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 09:52 in Gold Coast, it's 18:52 in Puerto Maldonado.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pem-puerto-maldonado-padre-aldamiz-international-airport/1ef266df-c568-6d4a-a0fa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)