# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Rukumkot (RUK)

> 14,518 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,518 km / 9,021 mi / 7,839 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 7° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.75h (When it's 14:20 in Guadalajara, it's 02:05 in Rukumkot)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,516 ft (RUK 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

### [Rukumkot Airport (RUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruk-rukumkot-rukumkot-airport/1ef266df-f335-6afc-81a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rukumkot, Nepal
- ICAO: VNRK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.630000, 82.190000
- Elevation: 2,500 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 14:20 in Guadalajara, it's 02:05 in Rukumkot.
With a 11.75-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)
- [Rukumkot Airport (RUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruk-rukumkot-rukumkot-airport/1ef266df-f335-6afc-81a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)