OOL · Gold Coast, Australia
Gold Coast Airport.
--:--:-- · AEST (UTC+10:00) · 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E
Gold Coast Airport
Airport on the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OOL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26902; ident YBCG; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
goldcoastairport.com.au
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Gold Coast Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OOL / YBCG
OurAirports ident
YBCG
GPS / local code
YBCG
ISO region
AU-QLD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
goldcoastairport.com.au
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1175431
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:08 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AEST · UTC+10:00
Time zone
AEST
Australia/Brisbane · UTC+10:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
20 km
Approximate distance to central Gold Coast.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Canberra
Languages
English
Currency
AUD ($)
Country area
7,692,024 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,176 ft / 2,492 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1939
Owner / entity
Q1175431
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Gold Coast Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Gold Coast, Australia. Gold Coast's built-up core sits roughly 20 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Australia/Brisbane (UTC+10:00, AEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Gold Coast Airport (OOL / YBCG) is at 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E, elevation 21 ft (6 m), serving Gold Coast, Australia.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Gold Coast is in Australia (capital Canberra); regulated by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); on Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00); working languages: English; currency: AUD ($).
Distance from central Gold Coast: 20 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OOL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Gold Coast Airport (OOL / YBCG)
Gold Coast Airport · Airport on the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Source identifiers
YBCG · YBCG · AU-QLD
goldcoastairport.com.au · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
The main runway itself cuts through the Australian state borders of Queensland and New South Wales, though the airport operates on Queensland Time.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for OOL; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
The entrance to the airport is situated in the suburb of Bilinga, located approximately 90 km (56 mi) south of Brisbane as part of the South East Queensland agglomeration.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Banora Point
banora-point · 6.0 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Sydney · +1h · population 15,868 · city coordinates -28.2130, 153.5363
2. Palm Beach
palm-beach · 6.8 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 15,205 · city coordinates -28.1169, 153.4658
3. Robina
robina · 15 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 23,140 · city coordinates -28.0707, 153.3933
4. Surfers Paradise
surfers-paradise · 20 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 31,073 · city coordinates -28.0027, 153.4300
5. Gold Coast
gold-coast · 20 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 640,778 · city coordinates -28.0003, 153.4309
6. Southport
southport · 25 km from OOL
Australia · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · population 32,965 · city coordinates -27.9672, 153.3980
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BNE YBBN
Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane
95 km from OOL · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 13 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates -27.3842, 153.1170
2. MCY YBSU
Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore
180 km from OOL · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 15 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates -26.5933, 153.0832
3. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba
181 km from OOL · Australia/Brisbane · +0h · elevation 1,509 ft (460 m) · airport coordinates -27.5583, 151.7933
Route-time reference set
1. OOL-BNE
Brisbane · 95 km · 57m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from OOL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OOL-MCY
Maroochydore · 180 km · 1h 4m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from OOL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. OOL-WTB
Toowoomba · 181 km · 1h 4m
Australia/Brisbane · +0h from OOL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,176 ft / 2,492 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OOL.
Runway identifiers
14/32 · 17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. BNE YBBN
Brisbane International Airport · Brisbane · 95 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 13 ft (4 m) · -27.3842, 153.1170
2. MCY YBSU
Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore · 180 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 15 ft (5 m) · -26.5933, 153.0832
3. WTB YBWW
Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport · Toowoomba · 181 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Brisbane · australia · 1,509 ft (460 m) · -27.5583, 151.7933
4. NTL YWLM
Newcastle Airport · Williamtown · 539 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 31 ft (9 m) · -32.7961, 151.8350
5. SYD YSSY
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney (Mascot) · 680 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Sydney · australia · 21 ft (6 m) · -33.9461, 151.1770
6. MEL YMML
Melbourne Airport · Melbourne · 1330 km from OOL
large airport · Australia/Melbourne · australia · 434 ft (132 m) · -37.6707, 144.8379
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The main runway itself cuts through the Australian state borders of Queensland and New South Wales, though the airport operates on Queensland Time.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OOL.
Country and authority
OOL sits in Australia (Commonwealth of Australia), whose capital is Canberra. Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Oceania, Australia and New Zealand.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: AUD ($). OOL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport on the state border between Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: The main runway itself cuts through the Australian state borders of Queensland and New South Wales, though the airport operates on Queensland Time. Location cue: The entrance to the airport is situated in the suburb of Bilinga, located approximately 90 km (56 mi) south of Brisbane as part of the South East Queensland agglomeration.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1175431 · Gold Coast Airport. Administrative area: Gold Coast · Tweed Shire. Named after: Gold Coast
Field and clock profile
Gold Coast Airport is a near sea-level field at 21 ft (6 m), positioned at 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E in the Southern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,176 ft / 2,492 m. The airport clock uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Banora Point is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.0 km. BNE Brisbane is the closest retained airport alternative at 95 km.
Country airport peers
OOL is compared with BNE Brisbane at 95 km, MCY Maroochydore at 180 km, WTB Toowoomba at 181 km, NTL Williamtown at 539 km, SYD Sydney (Mascot) at 680 km inside the retained Australia airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
OOL-BNE Brisbane: 95 km, about 57m, +0h. OOL-MCY Maroochydore: 180 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. OOL-WTB Toowoomba: 181 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident YBCG backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. goldcoastairport.com.au is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,176 ft / 2,492 m
Runway identifiers
14/32, 17/35
OurAirports classifies OOL as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
OOL (YBCG) is a near sea-level field at 21 ft (6 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
OOL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
OOL's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,176 ft / 2,492 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Civil aviation oversight for OOL runs through Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- The main runway itself cuts through the Australian state borders of Queensland and New South Wales, though the airport operates on Queensland Time.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at goldcoastairport.com.au, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OOL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OOL uses Australia/Brisbane (AEST, UTC+10:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Gold Coast Airport is about 20 km from central Gold Coast; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BNE Brisbane is the closest retained alternate at 95 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
goldcoastairport.com.au is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OOL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OOL ranks #9 in the curated Australia airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 12 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
OOL shares Australia/Brisbane with BNE Brisbane AU · CNS Cairns AU · MCY Maroochydore AU · WTB Toowoomba AU. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OOL is 21 ft (6 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ABJ 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · KKJ 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · LGA 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · SYD 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta) · VST 21 ft (6 m) (0 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OOL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BNE 95 km +0h · MCY 180 km +0h · WTB 181 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | BNE | 95 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Maroochydore | MCY | 180 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Toowoomba | WTB | 181 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OOL to BNE
Brisbane
Distance 95 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from OOL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OOL to MCY
Maroochydore
Distance 180 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from OOL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OOL to WTB
Toowoomba
Distance 181 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone Australia/Brisbane is +0h from OOL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Gold Coast is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Gold Coast Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OOL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Banora Point
banora-point · 6.0 km · Australia/Sydney
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +1h
Palm Beach
palm-beach · 6.8 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Robina
robina · 15 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Surfers Paradise
surfers-paradise · 20 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gold Coast
gold-coast · 20 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Southport
southport · 25 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nerang
nerang · 26 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Labrador
labrador · 27 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pacific Pines
pacific-pines · 31 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Helensvale
helensvale · 32 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Upper Coomera
upper-coomera · 39 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Logan City
logan-city · 70 km · Australia/Brisbane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Gold Coast Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Brisbane (BNE), Maroochydore (MCY), Toowoomba (WTB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,176 ft / 2,492 m; identifiers 14/32, 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1939.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OOL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Brisbane International AirportBNE
Brisbane · large airport
- Distance
- 95 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4 m)
Compare against BNE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sunshine Coast AirportMCY
Maroochydore · large airport
- Distance
- 180 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 15 ft (5 m)
Compare against MCY when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Toowoomba Wellcamp AirportWTB
Toowoomba · large airport
- Distance
- 181 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,509 ft (460 m)
Compare against WTB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Gold Coast Airport (OOL) in?▾
Gold Coast Airport is in the Australia/Brisbane timezone (UTC+10:00, AEST).
What are the codes for Gold Coast Airport?▾
Gold Coast Airport uses IATA code OOL and ICAO code YBCG.
Where is Gold Coast Airport located?▾
Gold Coast Airport is located in Gold Coast, Australia at coordinates 28.1660° S, 153.5066° E, with an elevation of 21 ft (6 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Gold Coast Airport from central Gold Coast?▾
Gold Coast Airport sits roughly 20 km from the nearest mapped city center for Gold Coast.
Which route reference is most useful from OOL?▾
Brisbane (BNE) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Australia/Brisbane, and a +0h difference from OOL.
Which authority regulates OOL?▾
Gold Coast Airport sits inside Australia, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
What other airports in Australia are close peers to OOL?▾
OOL's curated peers in Australia on this site include BNE Brisbane, MCY Maroochydore, WTB Toowoomba, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Gold Coast Airport have?▾
Gold Coast Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,176 ft / 2,492 m; identifiers include 14/32, 17/35.