# Distance from Essaouira (ESU) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 9,164 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,164 km / 5,694 mi / 4,948 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:18 in Essaouira, it's 21:18 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,632 ft (GDL is higher than ESU)

## Airports

### [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Essaouira, Morocco
- ICAO: GMMI
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 31.400000, -9.680000
- Elevation: 384 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 04:18 in Essaouira, it's 21:18 in Guadalajara.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)