# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Shimla Airport (SLV)

> 14,277 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,277 km / 8,871 mi / 7,709 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 360° (north)
- **Return heading**: 0° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → India
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.5h (When it's 07:34 in Guadalajara, it's 19:04 in Shimla Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 56 ft (SLV is higher 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

### [Shimla Airport (SLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slv-shimla-airport/1ef266df-f25a-6b50-83d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shimla Airport, India
- ICAO: VISM
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 31.080000, 77.070000
- Elevation: 5,072 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 07:34 in Guadalajara, it's 19:04 in Shimla Airport.
With a 11.5-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)
- [Shimla Airport (SLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/slv-shimla-airport/1ef266df-f25a-6b50-83d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)