# Distance from Banda Aceh-Sumatra Island (BTJ) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 16,470 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,470 km / 10,234 mi / 8,893 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 06:54 in Banda Aceh-Sumatra Island, it's 17:54 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,951 ft (GDL is higher than BTJ)

## Airports

### [Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport (BTJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btj-banda-aceh-sumatra-island-sultan-iskandarmuda-airport/1ef266df-fe02-6eda-bdcd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Banda Aceh-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITT
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.520000, 95.420000
- Elevation: 65 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 06:54 in Banda Aceh-Sumatra Island, it's 17:54 in Guadalajara.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sultan Iskandarmuda Airport (BTJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/btj-banda-aceh-sumatra-island-sultan-iskandarmuda-airport/1ef266df-fe02-6eda-bdcd-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)