# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Malaimbandy (WML)

> 10,586 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,586 km / 6,578 mi / 5,716 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 13:40 in Gold Coast, it's 06:40 in Malaimbandy)
- **Elevation difference**: 576 ft (WML 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

### [Malaimbandy Airport (WML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wml-malaimbandy-malaimbandy-airport/1ef266de-db7a-66ac-898a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malaimbandy, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMC
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -20.360000, 45.540000
- Elevation: 597 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 13:40 in Gold Coast, it's 06:40 in Malaimbandy.
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)
- [Malaimbandy Airport (WML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wml-malaimbandy-malaimbandy-airport/1ef266de-db7a-66ac-898a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)