# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)

> 14,108 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,108 km / 8,766 mi / 7,618 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:37 in Gold Coast, it's 03:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh)
- **Elevation difference**: 122 ft (SSH 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

### [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
- ICAO: HESH
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 27.980000, 34.400000
- Elevation: 143 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 10:37 in Gold Coast, it's 03:37 in Sharm el-Sheikh.
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)
- [Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssh-sharm-el-sheikh-sharm-el-sheikh-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8a-60f6-ab9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)