# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Hsinchu City (HSZ)

> 13,065 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,065 km / 8,118 mi / 7,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Taiwan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 19:45 in Guadalajara, it's 09:45 in Hsinchu City)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,990 ft (HSZ 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

### [Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hsz-hsinchu-city-hsinchu-air-base/1ef266df-8af3-6d0e-800d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hsinchu City, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCPO
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 24.820000, 120.940000
- Elevation: 26 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 19:45 in Guadalajara, it's 09:45 in Hsinchu City.
With a 14-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)
- [Hsinchu Air Base (HSZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hsz-hsinchu-city-hsinchu-air-base/1ef266df-8af3-6d0e-800d-06bb2780ed98)
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