# Distance from Arbil (EBL) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 12,827 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,827 km / 7,970 mi / 6,926 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 06:17 in Arbil, it's 21:17 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,675 ft (GDL is higher than EBL)

## Airports

### [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arbil, Iraq
- ICAO: ORER
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 36.240000, 43.960000
- Elevation: 1,341 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 06:17 in Arbil, it's 21:17 in Guadalajara.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Erbil International Airport (EBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ebl-arbil-erbil-international-airport/1ef266df-83f6-65ba-9c27-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)