# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Buchanan (UCN)

> 16,878 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,878 km / 10,488 mi / 9,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 146° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 07:16 in Gold Coast, it's 21:16 in Buchanan)
- **Elevation difference**: 20 ft (UCN 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

### [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buchanan, Liberia
- ICAO: GLBU
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 5.170000, -9.280000
- Elevation: 41 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 07:16 in Gold Coast, it's 21:16 in Buchanan.
With a 10-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)
- [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)