# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Houston (IWS)

> 1,288 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,288 km / 800 mi / 695 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 11:26 in Guadalajara, it's 12:26 in Houston)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,905 ft (IWS 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

### [West Houston Airport (IWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iws-houston-west-houston-airport/1ef266df-23cc-632e-be76-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Houston, United States
- ICAO: KIWS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.820000, -95.670000
- Elevation: 111 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:26 in Guadalajara, it's 12:26 in Houston.

## 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)
- [West Houston Airport (IWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iws-houston-west-houston-airport/1ef266df-23cc-632e-be76-06bb2780ed98)
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