# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Geiteryggen (SKE)

> 9,276 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,276 km / 5,764 mi / 5,009 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Norway
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 12:38 in Guadalajara, it's 20:38 in Geiteryggen)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,553 ft (SKE 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

### [Skien Airport (SKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ske-geiteryggen-skien-airport/1ef266de-c9a2-6d9e-b08b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geiteryggen, Norway
- ICAO: ENSN
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates: 59.190000, 9.570000
- Elevation: 463 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 12:38 in Guadalajara, it's 20:38 in Geiteryggen.
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)
- [Skien Airport (SKE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ske-geiteryggen-skien-airport/1ef266de-c9a2-6d9e-b08b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)