# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Samsun (SSX)

> 14,220 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,220 km / 8,836 mi / 7,678 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 18:19 in Gold Coast, it's 11:19 in Samsun)
- **Elevation difference**: 500 ft (SSX 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

### [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samsun, Turkey
- ICAO: LTAQ
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 36.310000
- Elevation: 521 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 18:19 in Gold Coast, it's 11:19 in Samsun.
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)
- [Samsun Samair Airport (SSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssx-samsun-samsun-samair-airport/1ef266df-5856-672a-9e21-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)