# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Windhoek (WDH)

> 13,925 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,925 km / 8,653 mi / 7,519 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Namibia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 22:40 in Guadalajara, it's 06:40 in Windhoek)
- **Elevation difference**: 624 ft (WDH 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

### [Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wdh-windhoek-hosea-kutako-international-airport/1ef266de-e1a5-6900-b3b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Windhoek, Namibia
- ICAO: FYWH
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -22.480000, 17.470000
- Elevation: 5,640 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 22:40 in Guadalajara, it's 06:40 in Windhoek.
With a 8-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)
- [Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wdh-windhoek-hosea-kutako-international-airport/1ef266de-e1a5-6900-b3b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)