# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Thule (THU)

> 14,196 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,196 km / 8,821 mi / 7,665 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 11° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 10:48 in Gold Coast, it's 21:48 in Thule)
- **Elevation difference**: 230 ft (THU 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

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 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 10:48 in Gold Coast, it's 21:48 in Thule.
With a 13-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)
- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)