# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Tufi (TFI)

> 12,160 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,160 km / 7,556 mi / 6,566 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 15:44 in Guadalajara, it's 07:44 in Tufi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,931 ft (TFI 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

### [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tufi, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.080000, 149.320000
- Elevation: 85 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 15:44 in Guadalajara, it's 07:44 in Tufi.
With a 16-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)
- [Tufi Airport (TFI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tfi-tufi-tufi-airport/1ef266de-9c40-6720-879e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)