# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Valledupar (VUP)

> 14,768 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,768 km / 9,176 mi / 7,974 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:13 in Gold Coast, it's 13:13 in Valledupar)
- **Elevation difference**: 462 ft (VUP 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

### [Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo Airport (VUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vup-valledupar-alfonso-lopez-pumarejo-airport/1ef266df-b669-6d12-acbb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Valledupar, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 10.440000, -73.250000
- Elevation: 483 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 04:13 in Gold Coast, it's 13:13 in Valledupar.
With a 15-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)
- [Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo Airport (VUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vup-valledupar-alfonso-lopez-pumarejo-airport/1ef266df-b669-6d12-acbb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)