# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Jwaneng Airport (JWA)

> 14,687 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,687 km / 9,126 mi / 7,930 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Botswana
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 03:52 in Guadalajara, it's 11:52 in Jwaneng Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,116 ft (JWA 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

### [Jwaneng Airport (JWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwa-jwaneng-airport/1ef266de-d5b2-6576-93ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jwaneng Airport, Botswana
- ICAO: FBJW
- Timezone: Africa/Gaborone
- Coordinates: -24.600000, 24.690000
- Elevation: 3,900 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 03:52 in Guadalajara, it's 11:52 in Jwaneng Airport.
With a 8-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)
- [Jwaneng Airport (JWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jwa-jwaneng-airport/1ef266de-d5b2-6576-93ea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)