# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Jimma (JIM)

> 14,647 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,647 km / 9,101 mi / 7,909 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 11:56 in Guadalajara, it's 20:56 in Jimma)
- **Elevation difference**: 484 ft (JIM is higher 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

### [Jimma Airport (JIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jim-jimma-jimma-airport/1ef266de-ea2f-665c-a366-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jimma, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAJM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 7.670000, 36.820000
- Elevation: 5,500 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 11:56 in Guadalajara, it's 20:56 in Jimma.
With a 9-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)
- [Jimma Airport (JIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jim-jimma-jimma-airport/1ef266de-ea2f-665c-a366-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)