# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Sta Cruz de la Palma (SPC)

> 8,518 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,518 km / 5,293 mi / 4,599 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Spain
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 05:22 in Guadalajara, it's 12:22 in Sta Cruz de la Palma)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,909 ft (SPC 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

### [La Palma Airport (SPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spc-sta-cruz-de-la-palma-la-palma-airport/1ef266de-e77e-62b4-97fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sta Cruz de la Palma, Spain
- ICAO: GCLA
- Timezone: Atlantic/Canary
- Coordinates: 28.630000, -17.760000
- Elevation: 107 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:22 in Guadalajara, it's 12:22 in Sta Cruz de la Palma.
With a 7-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)
- [La Palma Airport (SPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spc-sta-cruz-de-la-palma-la-palma-airport/1ef266de-e77e-62b4-97fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)