# Distance from Kinshasa (FIH) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 13,168 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,168 km / 8,182 mi / 7,110 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:59 in Kinshasa, it's 18:59 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,989 ft (GDL is higher than FIH)

## Airports

### [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kinshasa, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.390000, 15.440000
- Elevation: 1,027 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 01:59 in Kinshasa, it's 18:59 in Guadalajara.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ndjili International Airport (FIH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fih-kinshasa-ndjili-international-airport/1ef266de-e1b1-68d6-9101-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)