# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Quimper/Pluguffan (UIP)

> 17,091 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,091 km / 10,620 mi / 9,228 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → France
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:27 in Gold Coast, it's 04:27 in Quimper/Pluguffan)
- **Elevation difference**: 276 ft (UIP 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

### [Quimper-Cornouaille Airport (UIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uip-quimperpluguffan-quimper-cornouaille-airport/1ef266df-4cbc-6d92-99e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quimper/Pluguffan, France
- ICAO: LFRQ
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.980000, -4.170000
- Elevation: 297 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 12:27 in Gold Coast, it's 04:27 in Quimper/Pluguffan.
With a 8-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)
- [Quimper-Cornouaille Airport (UIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uip-quimperpluguffan-quimper-cornouaille-airport/1ef266df-4cbc-6d92-99e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)