# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Shindand Airport (OAH)

> 13,828 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,828 km / 8,592 mi / 7,467 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 15° (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 06:09 in Guadalajara, it's 16:39 in Shindand Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,243 ft (OAH 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

### [Shindand Airport (OAH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oah-shindand-airport/1ef266df-78dc-6332-9d38-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shindand Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OASD
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 33.390000, 62.260000
- Elevation: 3,773 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 06:09 in Guadalajara, it's 16:39 in Shindand 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)
- [Shindand Airport (OAH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/oah-shindand-airport/1ef266df-78dc-6332-9d38-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)