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GDL to ACA: distance & flight time
Guadalajara (Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport) → Acapulco (General Juan N Alvarez International Airport)
349 mi
562 km · 303 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
349 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- GDL — Don Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla International Airport · Guadalajara, Mexico
- ACA — General Juan N Alvarez International Airport · Acapulco, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GDL
- ZMM · Zamora Airport75 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport88 mi away
- AGU · Jesús Terán Paredo International Airport104 mi away
- UPN · Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport113 mi away
Near ACA
- ZIH · Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport127 mi away
- CVJ · General Mariano Matamoros Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GDL from ACA?
The flight distance from Guadalajara (GDL) to Acapulco (ACA) is 349 miles (562 km, 303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GDL to ACA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GDL to ACA?
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