# Distance from Ketchikan (KTN) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 11,662 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,662 km / 7,246 mi / 6,297 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 12:20 in Ketchikan, it's 06:20 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 71 ft (OOL is lower than KTN)

## Airports

### [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketchikan, United States
- ICAO: PAKT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 55.350000, -131.710000
- Elevation: 92 ft

### [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://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

## 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 12:20 in Ketchikan, it's 06:20 in Gold Coast.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)