# Distance from Bau Bau-Butung Island (BUW) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 15,252 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,252 km / 9,477 mi / 8,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 09:09 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 19:09 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,152 ft (MEX is higher than BUW)

## Airports

### [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bau Bau-Butung Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAWB
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -5.490000, 122.570000
- Elevation: 164 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 09:09 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 19:09 in Mexico City.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)