# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Melo (MLZ)

> 7,860 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,860 km / 4,884 mi / 4,244 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 08:17 in Guadalajara, it's 11:17 in Melo)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,652 ft (MLZ 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

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:17 in Guadalajara, it's 11:17 in Melo.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
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