# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Rotuma (RTA)

> 9,440 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,440 km / 5,866 mi / 5,097 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Fiji
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +18h (When it's 05:47 in Guadalajara, it's 23:47 in Rotuma)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,994 ft (RTA 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

### [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotuma, Fiji
- ICAO: NFNR
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -12.480000, 177.070000
- Elevation: 22 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 05:47 in Guadalajara, it's 23:47 in Rotuma.
With a 18-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)
- [Rotuma Airport (RTA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rta-rotuma-rotuma-airport/1ef266df-703e-6b58-8f55-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)