# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS)

> 9,641 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,641 km / 5,991 mi / 5,206 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 17:23 in Guadalajara, it's 23:23 in Kayes Dag Dag Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,852 ft (KYS 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

### [Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kys-kayes-dag-dag-airport/1ef266de-e73f-646a-b821-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kayes Dag Dag Airport, Mali
- ICAO: GAKY
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 14.480000, -11.400000
- Elevation: 164 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 17:23 in Guadalajara, it's 23:23 in Kayes Dag Dag Airport.
With a 6-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)
- [Kayes Dag Dag Airport (KYS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kys-kayes-dag-dag-airport/1ef266de-e73f-646a-b821-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)