# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Pama (XPA)

> 16,618 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,618 km / 10,326 mi / 8,973 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 128° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 12:29 in Gold Coast, it's 02:29 in Pama)
- **Elevation difference**: 678 ft (XPA 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

### [Pama Airport (XPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xpa-pama-pama-airport/1ef266de-b6be-6ae8-b741-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pama, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEP
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.250000, 0.700000
- Elevation: 699 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 12:29 in Gold Coast, it's 02:29 in Pama.
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)
- [Pama Airport (XPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xpa-pama-pama-airport/1ef266de-b6be-6ae8-b741-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)