# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Pweto (PWO)

> 14,717 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,717 km / 9,145 mi / 7,947 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 23:55 in Guadalajara, it's 07:55 in Pweto)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,591 ft (PWO 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

### [Pweto Airport (PWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwo-pweto-pweto-airport/1ef266de-e4b8-6002-8bbb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pweto, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZQC
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -8.470000, 28.880000
- Elevation: 3,425 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 23:55 in Guadalajara, it's 07:55 in Pweto.
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)
- [Pweto Airport (PWO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pwo-pweto-pweto-airport/1ef266de-e4b8-6002-8bbb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)