# Distance from Abeche Airport (AEH) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 12,469 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,469 km / 7,748 mi / 6,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chad) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 04:26 in Abeche Airport, it's 21:26 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,528 ft (MEX is higher than AEH)

## Airports

### [Abeche Airport (AEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeh-abeche-airport/1ef266de-de32-6ce6-b240-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Abeche Airport, Chad
- ICAO: FTTC
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- Coordinates: 13.850000, 20.840000
- Elevation: 1,788 ft

### [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mexico City, Mexico
- ICAO: MMMX
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 19.440000, -99.070000
- Elevation: 7,316 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 04:26 in Abeche Airport, it's 21:26 in Mexico City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Abeche Airport (AEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aeh-abeche-airport/1ef266de-de32-6ce6-b240-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)