# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Sorong-Papua Island (SOQ)

> 13,721 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,721 km / 8,526 mi / 7,409 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 08:20 in Guadalajara, it's 23:20 in Sorong-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,006 ft (SOQ 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

### [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sorong-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WASS
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -0.930000, 131.120000
- Elevation: 10 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 08:20 in Guadalajara, it's 23:20 in Sorong-Papua 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)
- [Sorong (Jefman) Airport (SOQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/soq-sorong-papua-island-sorong-jefman-airport/1ef266df-fac0-6164-a97a-06bb2780ed98)
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