Nonstop flight route between Guadalajara, Mexico and Bulolo, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL), Guadalajara, Mexico and Bulolo Airport (BUL), Bulolo, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,687 miles (or 12,370 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport and Bulolo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport and Bulolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDL / MMGL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Guadalajara, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°31'18"N by 103°18'39"W | 
| Area Served: | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5016 feet (1,529 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GDL | 
| More Information: | GDL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BUL / AYBU | 
| Airport Name: | Bulolo Airport | 
| Location: | Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°12'57"S by 146°38'57"E | 
| Elevation: | 2240 feet (683 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BUL | 
| More Information: | BUL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL):
- In addition to being known as "Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport", another name for GDL is "Aeropuerto Internacional Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla".
- The furthest airport from Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,571 miles (18,621 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) has 2 runways.
- PGAL reported that the airport will be expanded and remodeled.
- The closest airport to Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SSW of GDL.
- Because of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport's high elevation of 5,016 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GDL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GDL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican independence from Spain.
Facts about Bulolo Airport (BUL):
- The furthest airport from Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,669 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Bulolo Airport (BUL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bulolo Airport (BUL) is Lae Nadzab Airport (LAE), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of BUL.




