# Distance from Lubumbashi (FBM) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 14,689 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,689 km / 9,127 mi / 7,931 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 10:42 in Lubumbashi, it's 02:42 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 721 ft (GDL is higher than FBM)

## Airports

### [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lubumbashi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -11.590000, 27.530000
- Elevation: 4,295 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 10:42 in Lubumbashi, it's 02:42 in Guadalajara.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fbm-lubumbashi-lubumbashi-international-airport/1ef266de-e4b3-6f2a-ba1f-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)