# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Kandahar Airport (KDH)

> 14,115 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,115 km / 8,771 mi / 7,622 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 07:48 in Guadalajara, it's 18:18 in Kandahar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,679 ft (KDH 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

### [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAKN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 31.510000, 65.850000
- Elevation: 3,337 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 07:48 in Guadalajara, it's 18:18 in Kandahar 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)
- [Kandahar Airport (KDH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kdh-kandahar-airport/1ef266df-78c0-660a-ba76-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)