# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Tidjikja (TIY)

> 9,482 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,482 km / 5,892 mi / 5,120 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 03:51 in Guadalajara, it's 09:51 in Tidjikja)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,653 ft (TIY 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

### [Tidjikja Airport (TIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiy-tidjikja-tidjikja-airport/1ef266de-e926-6080-9489-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tidjikja, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQND
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.570000, -11.420000
- Elevation: 1,363 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 03:51 in Guadalajara, it's 09:51 in Tidjikja.
With a 6-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)
- [Tidjikja Airport (TIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiy-tidjikja-tidjikja-airport/1ef266de-e926-6080-9489-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)