AirportsGold Coast Airport is a large airport serving Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is OOL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- OOL
- ICAO code
- YBCG
- City
- Gold Coast
- State or region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,492 m (8,176 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, OOL means Gold Coast Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: YBCG. ICAO codes that begin with Y belong to Australia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Australia/Brisbane, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Gold Coast Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,492 metres (8,176 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 156 airports of Australia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2,492 m 8,176 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 17/35 | 582 m 1,909 ft | 18 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ballina Byron Gateway AirportBallina | BNK | 74 km |
| Lismore AirportLismore | LSY | 78 km |
| Brisbane International AirportBrisbane | BNE | 95 km |
| Sunshine Coast AirportMaroochydore | MCY | 180 km |
| Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportToowoomba | WTB | 181 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,286 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,128 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,044 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 16,637 km | 20 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 15,520 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,546 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,212 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,229 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 680 km | 1 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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