# Distance from Pensacola (NPA) to Gold Coast (OOL)

> 14,182 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,182 km / 8,813 mi / 7,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 13:04 in Pensacola, it's 04:04 in Gold Coast)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (OOL is lower than NPA)

## Airports

### [Pensacola Nas (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (NPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/npa-pensacola-pensacola-nas-forrest-sherman-field-airport/1ef266df-2ec1-6f68-a14a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pensacola, United States
- ICAO: KNPA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.350000, -87.320000
- Elevation: 28 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 13:04 in Pensacola, it's 04:04 in Gold Coast.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pensacola Nas (Forrest Sherman Field) Airport (NPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/npa-pensacola-pensacola-nas-forrest-sherman-field-airport/1ef266df-2ec1-6f68-a14a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gold Coast Airport (OOL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ool-gold-coast-gold-coast-airport/1ef266e0-0563-67e2-9bcb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)