# Distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Gaua Island (ZGU)

> 10,466 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,466 km / 6,503 mi / 5,651 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 11:57 in Guadalajara, it's 04:57 in Gaua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,016 ft (ZGU 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

### [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaua Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -14.220000, 167.590000
- Elevation: 0 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 11:57 in Guadalajara, it's 04:57 in Gaua Island.
With a 17-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)
- [Gaua Island Airport (ZGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zgu-gaua-island-gaua-island-airport/1ef266df-74a2-69d8-a82d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)