# Distance from Bengkulu-Sumatra Island (BKS) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 17,117 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,117 km / 10,636 mi / 9,243 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 17:11 in Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, it's 04:11 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,266 ft (MEX is higher than BKS)

## Airports

### [Padang Kemiling (Fatmawati Soekarno) Airport (BKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bks-bengkulu-sumatra-island-padang-kemiling-fatmawati-soekarno-airport/1ef266df-fdbf-672a-9dba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIPL
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -3.860000, 102.340000
- Elevation: 50 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 17:11 in Bengkulu-Sumatra Island, it's 04:11 in Mexico City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Padang Kemiling (Fatmawati Soekarno) Airport (BKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bks-bengkulu-sumatra-island-padang-kemiling-fatmawati-soekarno-airport/1ef266df-fdbf-672a-9dba-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)