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YQT to OOL: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport)
8,867 mi
14,270 km · 7,705 nm
17h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,867 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 51m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada
- 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from OOL?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Coolangatta (OOL) is 8,867 miles (14,270 km, 7,705 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to OOL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 51m 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 time difference between Thunder Bay and Coolangatta?
Coolangatta is 14 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to OOL?
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