# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Laura Airport (LUU)

> 12,878 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,878 km / 8,002 mi / 6,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 262° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 07:57 in Guadalajara, it's 23:57 in Laura Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,016 ft (LUU 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

### [Laura Airport (LUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luu-laura-airport/1ef266e0-1153-6caa-b7d8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Laura Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLRA
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -15.550000, 144.450000
- Elevation: 0 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 07:57 in Guadalajara, it's 23:57 in Laura 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)
- [Laura Airport (LUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luu-laura-airport/1ef266e0-1153-6caa-b7d8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)