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MEL to OOL: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport)
826 mi
1,330 km · 718 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
826 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- OOL — Gold Coast Airport · Coolangatta, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Near OOL
- BNK · Ballina Byron Gateway Airport46 mi away
- LSY · Lismore Airport48 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport51 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from OOL?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Coolangatta (OOL) is 826 miles (1,330 km, 718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to OOL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEL to OOL?
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