# Distance from Gold Coast (OOL) to Lethbridge (YQL)

> 12,604 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,604 km / 7,832 mi / 6,806 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 17:36 in Gold Coast, it's 01:36 in Lethbridge)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,027 ft (YQL 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

### [Lethbridge Airport (YQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yql-lethbridge-lethbridge-airport/1ef266de-b202-69c8-94f3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lethbridge, Canada
- ICAO: CYQL
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 49.630000, -112.800000
- Elevation: 3,048 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 17:36 in Gold Coast, it's 01:36 in Lethbridge.
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)
- [Lethbridge Airport (YQL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yql-lethbridge-lethbridge-airport/1ef266de-b202-69c8-94f3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)