AirportsGuadalajara International Airport is a large airport serving Guadalajara, in Jalisco, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GDL
- ICAO code
- MMGL
- City
- Guadalajara
- State or region
- Jalisco
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 20.5233° N, 103.3101° W
- Elevation
- 1,529 m (5,016 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GDL means Guadalajara International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMGL. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 20.5233° N, 103.3101° W. It stands 1,529 metres (5,016 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Mexico City, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Guadalajara International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11R/29L | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11L/29R | 3,538 m 11,608 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid International AirportColima | CLQ | 141 km |
| Aguascalientes International AirportAguascalientes | AGU | 166 km |
| Uruapan - Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon International AirportUruapan | UPN | 183 km |
| Amado Nervo National AirportTepic | TPQ | 188 km |
| Guanajuato International AirportSilao | BJX | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,558 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,591 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,428 km | 17 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 9,084 km | 11 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,575 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,106 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,174 km | 20 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,908 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,654 km | 15 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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