# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Morondava Airport (MOQ)

> 16,647 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,647 km / 10,344 mi / 8,989 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:05 in Guadalajara, it's 06:05 in Morondava Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,986 ft (MOQ 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

### [Morondava Airport (MOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/moq-morondava-airport/1ef266de-dbba-6202-aae6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Morondava Airport, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMV
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -20.280000, 44.320000
- Elevation: 30 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 21:05 in Guadalajara, it's 06:05 in Morondava Airport.
With a 9-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)
- [Morondava Airport (MOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/moq-morondava-airport/1ef266de-dbba-6202-aae6-06bb2780ed98)
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