# Distance from Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 14,043 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,043 km / 8,726 mi / 7,583 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:11 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 23:11 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,673 ft (MEX is higher than BKY)

## Airports

### [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bukavu Kavumu Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.310000, 28.810000
- Elevation: 5,643 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 07:11 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 23:11 in Mexico City.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)