# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Belo Horizonte (PLU)

> 14,357 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,357 km / 8,921 mi / 7,752 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 159° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 12:18 in Gold Coast, it's 23:18 in Belo Horizonte)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,568 ft (PLU 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

### [Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plu-belo-horizonte-pampulha-carlos-drummond-de-andrade-airport/1ef266df-93da-6f62-90cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBH
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.850000, -43.950000
- Elevation: 2,589 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 12:18 in Gold Coast, it's 23:18 in Belo Horizonte.
With a 13-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)
- [Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plu-belo-horizonte-pampulha-carlos-drummond-de-andrade-airport/1ef266df-93da-6f62-90cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)