# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Lyon (QXB)

> 16,704 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,704 km / 10,379 mi / 9,019 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 03:22 in Gold Coast, it's 19:22 in Lyon)
- **Elevation difference**: 346 ft (QXB 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

### [Aix-en-Provence (BA 114) Airport (QXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qxb-lyon-aix-en-provence-ba-114-airport/1ef266df-4a80-68e4-ab3a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lyon, France
- ICAO: LFMA
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.510000, 5.370000
- Elevation: 367 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 03:22 in Gold Coast, it's 19:22 in Lyon.
With a 8-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)
- [Aix-en-Provence (BA 114) Airport (QXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qxb-lyon-aix-en-provence-ba-114-airport/1ef266df-4a80-68e4-ab3a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)