# Distance from Buki (FIN) to Guadalajara (GDL)

> 12,223 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,223 km / 7,595 mi / 6,600 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 23:53 in Buki, it's 07:53 in Guadalajara)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,956 ft (GDL is higher than FIN)

## Airports

### [Finschhafen Airport (FIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fin-buki-finschhafen-airport/1ef266de-9b2a-6f5c-b56c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buki, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYFI
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.620000, 147.850000
- Elevation: 60 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 23:53 in Buki, it's 07:53 in Guadalajara.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Finschhafen Airport (FIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fin-buki-finschhafen-airport/1ef266de-9b2a-6f5c-b56c-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)