# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Paonia (WPO)

> 12,640 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,640 km / 7,854 mi / 6,825 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 252° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 13:07 in Gold Coast, it's 21:07 in Paonia)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,767 ft (WPO 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

### [North Fork Valley Airport (WPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wpo-paonia-north-fork-valley-airport/1ef266df-0909-6dd4-b61e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paonia, United States
- ICAO: K7V2
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 38.830000, -107.650000
- Elevation: 5,788 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 13:07 in Gold Coast, it's 21:07 in Paonia.
With a 16-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)
- [North Fork Valley Airport (WPO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wpo-paonia-north-fork-valley-airport/1ef266df-0909-6dd4-b61e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)