# Distance from Atar (ATR) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 8,869 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,869 km / 5,511 mi / 4,789 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 18:59 in Atar, it's 12:59 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,582 ft (MEX is higher than ATR)

## Airports

### [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atar, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQPA
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 20.510000, -13.040000
- Elevation: 734 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:59 in Atar, it's 12:59 in Mexico City.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atar International Airport (ATR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atr-atar-atar-international-airport/1ef266de-e957-66bc-8d77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
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