# Distance from Cue Airport (CUY) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 16,153 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,153 km / 10,037 mi / 8,722 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 95° (east)
- **Return heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 02:44 in Cue Airport, it's 12:44 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,874 ft (MEX is higher than CUY)

## Airports

### [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cue Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUE
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.450000, 117.920000
- Elevation: 442 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 02:44 in Cue Airport, it's 12:44 in Mexico City.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-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)