OOL

Gold Coast Airport

ICAO YBCG28.1660°S 153.5066°E6 m / 21 ftLarge airport
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Gold Coast Airport (IATA: OOL, ICAO: YBCG) is a large airport in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It opened in 1939. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,492 m (8,176 ft). In 2022 it handled 5.7 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1939–1939
1939
OpenedGold Coast Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Domestic TerminalInternational Terminal
14/32150° / 330° · LIT
LENGTH2,492 m8,176 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt
17/35184° / 004°
LENGTH582 m1,909 ftWIDTH18 m59 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2011–2022
5.3M
5.7M
5.8M
5.8M
6.0M
6.4M
6.5M
6.5M
6.5M
1.7M
2.1M
5.7M
111213141516171819202122

Routes

19 destinations · 4 countries
2,500 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miNTL · Newcastle Airport · 539 km / 335 miSYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · 680 km / 423 miWSI · Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport · 689 km / 428 miCBR · Canberra Airport · 892 km / 554 miMEL · Melbourne Airport · 1,330 km / 826 miAVV · Melbourne Avalon International Airport · 1,382 km / 859 miCNS · Cairns International Airport · 1,486 km / 923 miADL · Adelaide International Airport · 1,604 km / 997 miHBA · Hobart International Airport · 1,718 km / 1,068 miAKL · Auckland International Airport · 2,216 km / 1,377 miHLZ · Hamilton International Airport · 2,295 km / 1,426 miZQN · Queenstown Airport · 2,307 km / 1,434 miCHC · Christchurch International Airport · 2,406 km / 1,495 miWLG · Wellington International Airport · 2,424 km / 1,506 miDUD · Dunedin International Airport · 2,458 km / 1,527 miNAN · Nadi International Airport · 2,702 km / 1,679 miPER · Perth International Airport · 3,619 km / 2,249 miDPS · Denpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport · 4,554 km / 2,830 miDRW · Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin · 2,929 km / 1,820 miDPSPERDRWNANDUDWLGHLZHBAADLCNSAVVCBRNTLCHCZQNWSIAKLMELOOL
Year-round18
NTLNewcastle AirportAustralia · FlyPelican, Jetstar Airways539 km335 miSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways680 km423 miWSIWestern Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways689 km428 miCBRCanberra AirportAustralia · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways892 km554 miMELMelbourne AirportAustralia · Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways1,330 km826 miAVVMelbourne Avalon International AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways1,382 km859 miCNSCairns International AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways1,486 km923 miADLAdelaide International AirportAustralia · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways1,604 km997 miHBAHobart International AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways1,718 km1,068 miAKLAuckland International AirportNew Zealand · Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways2,216 km1,377 miHLZHamilton International AirportNew Zealand · Jetstar Airways2,295 km1,426 miZQNQueenstown AirportNew Zealand · Jetstar Airways2,307 km1,434 miCHCChristchurch International AirportNew Zealand · Jetstar Airways2,406 km1,495 miWLGWellington International AirportNew Zealand · Jetstar Airways2,424 km1,506 miDUDDunedin International AirportNew Zealand · Jetstar Airways2,458 km1,527 miNANNadi International AirportFiji · Fiji Airways2,702 km1,679 miPERPerth International AirportAustralia · Jetstar Airways3,619 km2,249 miDPSDenpasar I Gusti Ngurah Rai International AirportIndonesia · Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways4,554 km2,830 mi
Most destinationsJetstar Airways 18Virgin Australia 5Qantas Airways 3Air New Zealand 2Qantas Freight 2FlyPelican 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from OOL. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Gold Coast Airport” (revision of 26 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers5.7M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#310of 3,974 · #9 Oceania · #6 AULongest runway2,492 m8,176 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=2,600of 29,823 · #52 Oceania · #30 AUElevation6 m21 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=41,165of 43,341 · =1,993 Oceania · =1,178 AUAgeOpened 19392026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=1,029of 15,079 · =32 Oceania · =23 AURunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =62 Oceania · =33 AU
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

7 channels
ATISATIS (TWR HR)134.500
CTAFCTAF118.700
FIABrisbane Center119.500
ACDClearance Delivery128.750
TWRTower118.700
ATISH24112.300
SMCGround121.800