# Distance from Blantyre (BLZ) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 15,584 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,584 km / 9,684 mi / 8,415 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 18:24 in Blantyre, it's 10:24 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,461 ft (GDL is higher than BLZ)

## Airports

### [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blantyre, Malawi
- ICAO: FWCL
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -15.680000, 34.970000
- Elevation: 2,555 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 18:24 in Blantyre, it's 10:24 in Guadalajara.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chileka International Airport (BLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blz-blantyre-chileka-international-airport/1ef266de-dfd2-6010-9a28-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)