# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Dracena (QDC)

> 13,874 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,874 km / 8,621 mi / 7,491 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 207° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 14:38 in Gold Coast, it's 01:38 in Dracena)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,199 ft (QDC 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

### [Dracena Airport (QDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qdc-dracena-dracena-airport/1ef266df-a013-695a-9e09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dracena, Brazil
- ICAO: SDDR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.460000, -51.610000
- Elevation: 1,220 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 14:38 in Gold Coast, it's 01:38 in Dracena.
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)
- [Dracena Airport (QDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qdc-dracena-dracena-airport/1ef266df-a013-695a-9e09-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)