# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lucapa (LBZ)

> 13,872 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,872 km / 8,620 mi / 7,490 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Angola
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 02:09 in Guadalajara, it's 09:09 in Lucapa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,987 ft (LBZ 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

### [Lucapa Airport (LBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbz-lucapa-lucapa-airport/1ef266de-dcc5-621e-a020-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lucapa, Angola
- ICAO: FNLK
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -8.450000, 20.730000
- Elevation: 3,029 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 02:09 in Guadalajara, it's 09:09 in Lucapa.
With a 7-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)
- [Lucapa Airport (LBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lbz-lucapa-lucapa-airport/1ef266de-dcc5-621e-a020-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)