# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)

> 12,868 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,868 km / 7,995 mi / 6,948 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 12:45 in Guadalajara, it's 04:45 in Lightning Ridge Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,476 ft (LHG 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

### [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lightning Ridge Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRD
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.460000, 147.980000
- Elevation: 540 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 12:45 in Guadalajara, it's 04:45 in Lightning Ridge Airport.
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)
- [Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhg-lightning-ridge-airport/1ef266e0-1158-66b0-a00a-06bb2780ed98)
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