# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Merdei-Papua Island (RDE)

> 3,651 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,651 km / 2,268 mi / 1,971 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 146° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 12:19 in Gold Coast, it's 11:19 in Merdei-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 404 ft (RDE 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

### [Merdei Airport (RDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rde-merdei-papua-island-merdei-airport/1ef266df-fab3-64fa-8d6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merdei-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASM
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -1.580000, 133.330000
- Elevation: 425 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:19 in Gold Coast, it's 11:19 in Merdei-Papua Island.

## Related

- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Merdei Airport (RDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rde-merdei-papua-island-merdei-airport/1ef266df-fab3-64fa-8d6b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)