# Distance from Buariki (AAK) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 9,277 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,277 km / 5,764 mi / 5,009 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 02:44 in Buariki, it's 08:44 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,016 ft (GDL is higher than AAK)

## Airports

### [Buariki Airport (AAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aak-buariki-buariki-airport/1ef266df-70bc-6620-b5ba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buariki, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGUK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 0.190000, 173.640000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.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

## 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 02:44 in Buariki, it's 08:44 in Guadalajara.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buariki Airport (AAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aak-buariki-buariki-airport/1ef266df-70bc-6620-b5ba-06bb2780ed98)
- [Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport (GDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdl-guadalajara-don-miguel-hidalgo-y-costilla-international-airport/1ef266df-6174-6e74-a46e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)