Gold Coast Airport (OOL / YBCG)
32 flights through Gold Coast Airport (OOL / YBCG) in Gold Coast, Australia have been caught by people using this site. They were caught by 3 spotters. These are catches made by players, not airport movements: an aircraft appears here when somebody caught it and the flight it was operating had a published origin and destination.
Skydex receivers picked up 933 airline flights bound for Gold Coast Airport and 974 airline flights out of it over the last 30 days, on 31 days. Each airline flight number counts once a day, matched to its published route when our network hears it. These are not airport movements: we only hear what flies within range of our antennas.
- ICAO
- YBCG
- IATA
- OOL
- City
- Gold Coast
- Country
- Australia
- Position
- -28.164, 153.505
- Catches
- 32
- Spotters
- 3
- arriving, 30 days
- 933
- departing, 30 days
- 974
- days heard
- 31
About the airport
Gold Coast Airport serves Gold Coast. It sits 21 ft (6 m) above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,176 ft (2,492 m).
Airport facts: OurAirports (public domain)
Pilots who visit
Nobody has visited Gold Coast Airport in the simulator yet.
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30.
Captain
No captain yet. The first pilot to visit on three different days takes the seat.
The captain is the pilot with the highest visit tier at this airport. On a tie the seat stays with whoever reached that tier first.
Race for captain
This airport has no captain yet. Visits on 3 different days make you captain.
Nobody is chasing the seat yet.
One visit counts per UTC day. Tier II holds a seat, and on a tie it stays with whoever got there first.
Where those flights also go
- Sydney (SYD) — 30 catches
- Melbourne (MEL) — 2 catches
Aircraft types caught here
- Boeing 737-800 — 19 catches
- Airbus A320 — 7 catches
- Airbus A220-300 — 2 catches
- Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 2 catches
- Robinson R22 — 1 catch
- Airbus A320neo — 1 catch
Airlines
- Virgin Blue Airlines — 14 catches
- JUST - Japan Universal System Transport — 8 catches
- Qantas — 8 catches
Top spotters through this airport
Recent catches
- VOZ511 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- VOZ504 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- JST404 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- QLK1575 — Airbus A220-300 · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- QFA593 — Robinson R22 · Qantas · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- VOZ516 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- VOZ519 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by lcameron · 2026-11-10
- JST417 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- QFA597 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- QFA598 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- VOZ541 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- VOZ512 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- QFA591 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-29
- QFA591 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- VOZ508 — Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- VOZ515 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- JST405 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- JST406 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- QFA592 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- VOZ512 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-28
- JST405 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- JST406 — Airbus A320 · JUST - Japan Universal System Transport · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- VOZ504 — Boeing 737-800 · Virgin Blue Airlines · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
- QFA592 — Boeing 737-800 · Qantas · by 0krypt · 2026-10-27
Questions
How many flights to and from Gold Coast Airport does Skydex hear?
Over the last 30 days: 933 airline flights arriving and 974 airline flights departing, heard on 31 days. The busiest day was November 8, 2026, with 101 airline flights.
When did Skydex first hear a flight to or from Gold Coast Airport?
On October 9, 2026. Our record of destinations starts on October 8, 2026, so nothing earlier is kept.
Is this the departure board of Gold Coast Airport?
No. We count airline flight numbers our volunteer receivers hear in the air, once a day each, and match them to their published route. Flights out of range, private and military aircraft are not in it.
Have players caught flights through Gold Coast Airport?
Yes: 32 catches by 3 spotters so far.
How high is Gold Coast Airport above sea level?
21 ft (6 m), according to OurAirports.
How long is the longest runway at Gold Coast Airport?
8,176 ft (2,492 m), the longest of its 2 runways.
Can I fly over Gold Coast Airport in Skydex?
Yes. Fly here opens the flight simulator over the airport, with the real aircraft our receivers hear in the sky around it.
How do I visit Gold Coast Airport in Skydex?
A visit counts after two minutes of flight within 4 km of the field and less than 500 m above it, once per UTC day. Distinct days raise your tier here: Regular after 3, Local after 7, Resident after 15, Home base after 30. Nobody has visited Gold Coast Airport in the simulator yet.