Nonstop flight route between Wuhan, Hubei, China and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E)
Distance from WUH to OOL:
4,825.90 miles (7,766.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,826 miles (or 7,767 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and Gold Coast Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wuhan Tianhe International Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUH / ZHHH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E |
| Area Served: | Wuhan |
| Operator/Owner: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WUH |
| More Information: | WUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OOL / YBCG |
| Airport Name: | Gold Coast Airport |
| Location: | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°9'53"S by 153°30'17"E |
| Area Served: | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OOL |
| More Information: | OOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.
- The 2nd airport expressway under construction
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
- Recent developments included the construction of a second terminal, a planned second runway in order to better serve the increasing passengers as well as to accommodate the Airbus 380 jumbo jet.
- In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Plans also exist to eventually extend Line 2 of Wuhan Metro to Tianhe Airport.
Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):
- On 28 September 2012 Qantas Commenced services to Sydney.
- For the 2010–11 financial year, Gold Coast Airport was the sixth busiest airport in Australia in terms of passengers and eighth in aircraftmovements.
- On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
- Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- SEAIR Pacific, a scheduled and charter airline based at Gold Coast Airport, operate from their own hangar situated in the general aviation part of the airport.
- The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
- Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
- On 26 October 2010 Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.10 miles (191.67 km) WSW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China |     |
| 2 | 131.20 miles (211.14 km) SE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 147.25 miles (236.97 km) NW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 162.88 miles (262.13 km) W | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 166.90 miles (268.60 km) SE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) E | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 170.43 miles (274.28 km) NNE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 178.26 miles (286.88 km) NNW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 188.34 miles (303.10 km) SSW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 195.02 miles (313.86 km) ENE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) SW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 203.62 miles (327.69 km) ESE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 206.01 miles (331.53 km) S | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 206.55 miles (332.40 km) E | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) NE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.52 miles (19,892.29 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,347.96 miles (19,872.06 km) SSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,336.25 miles (19,853.22 km) WSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,322.83 miles (19,831.63 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,285.43 miles (19,771.43 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,270.87 miles (19,748.01 km) ESE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,261.57 miles (19,733.04 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,210.83 miles (19,651.38 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,209.09 miles (19,648.58 km) SSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,197.87 miles (19,630.51 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,161.22 miles (19,571.54 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,133.25 miles (19,526.52 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,115.53 miles (19,498.00 km) WSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,108.89 miles (19,487.32 km) E | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,108.46 miles (19,486.64 km) WSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.31 miles (74.52 km) S | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 2 | 48.17 miles (77.52 km) SSW | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 58.95 miles (94.88 km) NNW | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 64.35 miles (103.56 km) S | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 97.34 miles (156.65 km) NNW | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 110.84 miles (178.38 km) NNW | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 113.88 miles (183.28 km) SSW | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 126.42 miles (203.45 km) WSW | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 139.06 miles (223.80 km) NNW | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 149.69 miles (240.90 km) NW | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 150.73 miles (242.57 km) S | Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 151.43 miles (243.71 km) SW | Glen Innes Airport (GLI) | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 185.79 miles (299.00 km) SW | Inverell Airport (IVR) | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 189.57 miles (305.09 km) NNW | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 195.22 miles (314.17 km) W | Goondiwindi Airport (GOO) | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,904.78 miles (19,158.83 km) W | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 11,871.22 miles (19,104.83 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 11,832.17 miles (19,041.98 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 11,823.32 miles (19,027.74 km) N | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 5 | 11,819.05 miles (19,020.87 km) W | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 11,779.16 miles (18,956.68 km) WNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 7 | 11,773.49 miles (18,947.55 km) N | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 11,759.48 miles (18,924.99 km) W | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 9 | 11,745.36 miles (18,902.27 km) WNW | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,712.55 miles (18,849.48 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,710.28 miles (18,845.82 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 12 | 11,710.01 miles (18,845.39 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 13 | 11,703.82 miles (18,835.43 km) N | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 14 | 11,676.68 miles (18,791.75 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 15 | 11,674.15 miles (18,787.68 km) N | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |