# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Luderitz (LUD)

> 13,774 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,774 km / 8,559 mi / 7,437 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 16:12 in Guadalajara, it's 00:12 in Luderitz)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,559 ft (LUD 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

### [Luderitz Airport (LUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lud-luderitz-luderitz-airport/1ef266de-e122-6032-a2e8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luderitz, Namibia
- ICAO: FYLZ
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -26.690000, 15.240000
- Elevation: 457 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 16:12 in Guadalajara, it's 00:12 in Luderitz.
With a 8-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)
- [Luderitz Airport (LUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lud-luderitz-luderitz-airport/1ef266de-e122-6032-a2e8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)