GDL to SFO: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Guadalajara to San Francisco?

The great-circle distance between Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 2,644 km (1,643 mi, 1,428 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from GDL to SFO?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 3h 50m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. SFO is roughly northwest of GDL.

How is the GDL to SFO route written in code?

The pair is written GDL-SFO in IATA codes and MMGL-KSFO in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Guadalajara International Airport is GDL (MMGL), San Francisco International Airport is SFO (KSFO).

MMGL starts with M, the ICAO prefix for Central America and the Caribbean; KSFO starts with K, the prefix for the contiguous United States. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

SFO sits 5,003 ft (1,525 m) lower than GDL, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying GDL to SFO

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 1 carrier sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: NZ.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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