# Distance from Bisho (BIY) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 14,966 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,966 km / 9,299 mi / 8,081 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 06:43 in Bisho, it's 22:43 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,066 ft (GDL is higher than BIY)

## Airports

### [Bisho Airport (BIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biy-bisho-bisho-airport/1ef266de-d0d7-61d2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bisho, South Africa
- ICAO: FABE
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -32.900000, 27.280000
- Elevation: 1,950 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 06:43 in Bisho, it's 22:43 in Guadalajara.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bisho Airport (BIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/biy-bisho-bisho-airport/1ef266de-d0d7-61d2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)