# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Herat Airport (HEA)

> 13,740 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,740 km / 8,538 mi / 7,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 23:51 in Guadalajara, it's 10:21 in Herat Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,810 ft (HEA 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

### [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Herat Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAHR
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.210000, 62.230000
- Elevation: 3,206 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 23:51 in Guadalajara, it's 10:21 in Herat Airport.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)