# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Grootfontein (GFY)

> 13,931 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,931 km / 8,656 mi / 7,522 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 03:45 in Guadalajara, it's 11:45 in Grootfontein)
- **Elevation difference**: 380 ft (GFY is lower than GDL)

## Airports

### [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guadalajara, Mexico
- ICAO: MMGL
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 20.520000, -103.310000
- Elevation: 5,016 ft

### [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grootfontein, Namibia
- ICAO: FYGF
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -19.600000, 18.120000
- Elevation: 4,636 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:45 in Guadalajara, it's 11:45 in Grootfontein.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Grootfontein Airport (GFY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gfy-grootfontein-grootfontein-airport/1ef266de-e0ef-60a6-bbc1-06bb2780ed98)
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