# Distance from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 13,223 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,223 km / 8,216 mi / 7,140 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 19:16 in Cooktown Airport, it's 03:16 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,290 ft (MEX is higher than CTN)

## Airports

### [Cooktown Airport (CTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctn-cooktown-airport/1ef266e0-08a8-6268-b72e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooktown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCKN
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -15.440000, 145.180000
- Elevation: 26 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 19:16 in Cooktown Airport, it's 03:16 in Mexico City.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cooktown Airport (CTN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctn-cooktown-airport/1ef266e0-08a8-6268-b72e-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)