# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Rostov-on-Don (ROV)

> 13,997 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,997 km / 8,698 mi / 7,558 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 94° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:09 in Gold Coast, it's 05:09 in Rostov-on-Don)
- **Elevation difference**: 261 ft (ROV 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

### [Platov International Airport (ROV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rov-rostov-on-don-platov-international-airport/1ef266df-e9ad-67fa-a504-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- ICAO: URRP
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 47.500000, 39.930000
- Elevation: 282 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 12:09 in Gold Coast, it's 05:09 in Rostov-on-Don.
With a 7-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)
- [Platov International Airport (ROV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rov-rostov-on-don-platov-international-airport/1ef266df-e9ad-67fa-a504-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)