# Distance from Caen/Carpiquet (CFR) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 8,988 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,988 km / 5,585 mi / 4,853 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 11:40 in Caen/Carpiquet, it's 03:40 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,060 ft (MEX is higher than CFR)

## Airports

### [Caen-Carpiquet Airport (CFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfr-caencarpiquet-caen-carpiquet-airport/1ef266df-4ca5-6e8a-9eb7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caen/Carpiquet, France
- ICAO: LFRK
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 49.170000, -0.450000
- Elevation: 256 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 11:40 in Caen/Carpiquet, it's 03:40 in Mexico City.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Caen-Carpiquet Airport (CFR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cfr-caencarpiquet-caen-carpiquet-airport/1ef266df-4ca5-6e8a-9eb7-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)