# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Jubail (QJB)

> 13,965 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,965 km / 8,678 mi / 7,541 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 30° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 00:57 in Guadalajara, it's 09:57 in Jubail)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,990 ft (QJB 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

### [Jubail Airport (QJB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qjb-jubail-jubail-airport/1ef266df-797f-6ef6-b6c3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJB
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 27.040000, 49.410000
- Elevation: 26 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 00:57 in Guadalajara, it's 09:57 in Jubail.
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)
- [Jubail Airport (QJB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qjb-jubail-jubail-airport/1ef266df-797f-6ef6-b6c3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)