# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Lukla (LUA)

> 14,547 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,547 km / 9,039 mi / 7,855 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.75h (When it's 23:48 in Guadalajara, it's 11:33 in Lukla)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,364 ft (LUA is higher 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

### [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lukla, Nepal
- ICAO: VNLK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.690000, 86.730000
- Elevation: 9,380 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 23:48 in Guadalajara, it's 11:33 in Lukla.
With a 11.75-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)
- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)