# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Kokoda (KKD)

> 12,318 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,318 km / 7,654 mi / 6,651 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 08:39 in Guadalajara, it's 00:39 in Kokoda)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,776 ft (KKD 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

### [Kokoda Airport (KKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkd-kokoda-kokoda-airport/1ef266de-9b80-651a-af37-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kokoda, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKO
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -8.880000, 147.730000
- Elevation: 1,240 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 08:39 in Guadalajara, it's 00:39 in Kokoda.
With a 16-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)
- [Kokoda Airport (KKD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkd-kokoda-kokoda-airport/1ef266de-9b80-651a-af37-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)