# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lindi (LDI)

> 15,890 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,890 km / 9,873 mi / 8,580 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 06:28 in Guadalajara, it's 15:28 in Lindi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,916 ft (LDI 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

### [Kikwetu Airport (LDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ldi-lindi-kikwetu-airport/1ef266de-eebb-64b4-8f55-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lindi, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTLI
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -9.850000, 39.760000
- Elevation: 100 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 06:28 in Guadalajara, it's 15:28 in Lindi.
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)
- [Kikwetu Airport (LDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ldi-lindi-kikwetu-airport/1ef266de-eebb-64b4-8f55-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)