# Distance from Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 9,563 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,563 km / 5,942 mi / 5,163 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:57 in Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, it's 20:57 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,021 ft (MEX is higher than BWE)

## Airports

### [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, Germany
- ICAO: EDVE
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 52.320000, 10.560000
- Elevation: 295 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 04:57 in Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport, it's 20:57 in Mexico City.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Braunschweig Wolfsburg Airport (BWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwe-braunschweig-wolfsburg-airport/1ef266de-bfb4-6aee-b8f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)