# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lifuka (HPA)

> 8,933 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,933 km / 5,551 mi / 4,823 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Tonga
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +19h (When it's 13:55 in Guadalajara, it's 08:55 in Lifuka)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,985 ft (HPA is lower than GDL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lifuka, Tonga
- ICAO: NFTL
- Timezone: Pacific/Tongatapu
- Coordinates: -19.780000, -174.340000
- Elevation: 31 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:55 in Guadalajara, it's 08:55 in Lifuka.
With a 19-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hpa-lifuka-lifuka-island-airport/1ef266df-705f-602e-b1ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)