# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Babelthuap Island (ROR)

> 12,979 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,979 km / 8,065 mi / 7,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Palau
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 22:16 in Guadalajara, it's 13:16 in Babelthuap Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,840 ft (ROR 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

### [Palau International Airport (ROR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ror-babelthuap-island-palau-international-airport/1ef266df-8a9f-68a8-8038-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Babelthuap Island, Palau
- ICAO: PTRO
- Timezone: Pacific/Palau
- Coordinates: 7.400000, 134.500000
- Elevation: 177 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 22:16 in Guadalajara, it's 13:16 in Babelthuap Island.
With a 15-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)
- [Palau International Airport (ROR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ror-babelthuap-island-palau-international-airport/1ef266df-8a9f-68a8-8038-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)