# Distance from Bujumbura (BJM) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 14,545 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,545 km / 9,038 mi / 7,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burundi) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 19:55 in Bujumbura, it's 11:55 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,434 ft (GDL is higher than BJM)

## Airports

### [Bujumbura International Airport (BJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjm-bujumbura-bujumbura-international-airport/1ef266de-ea7d-658c-83d8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bujumbura, Burundi
- ICAO: HBBA
- Timezone: Africa/Bujumbura
- Coordinates: -3.320000, 29.320000
- Elevation: 2,582 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 19:55 in Bujumbura, it's 11:55 in Guadalajara.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bujumbura International Airport (BJM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bjm-bujumbura-bujumbura-international-airport/1ef266de-ea7d-658c-83d8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)