# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Salamanca (SLM)

> 9,154 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,154 km / 5,688 mi / 4,943 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 03:31 in Guadalajara, it's 11:31 in Salamanca)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,421 ft (SLM 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

### [Salamanca Airport (SLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slm-salamanca-salamanca-airport/1ef266df-45c6-65ba-9a5b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salamanca, Spain
- ICAO: LESA
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 40.950000, -5.500000
- Elevation: 2,595 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 03:31 in Guadalajara, it's 11:31 in Salamanca.
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)
- [Salamanca Airport (SLM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slm-salamanca-salamanca-airport/1ef266df-45c6-65ba-9a5b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)