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OOL to MEB: distance & flight time
Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
827 mi
1,331 km · 719 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
827 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- OOL — Gold Coast Airport · Coolangatta, Australia
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OOL from MEB?
The flight distance from Coolangatta (OOL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 827 miles (1,331 km, 719 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OOL to MEB?
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 OOL to MEB?
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