# Distance from Daru (DAU) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 13,239 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,239 km / 8,226 mi / 7,148 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:25 in Daru, it's 00:25 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,296 ft (MEX is higher than DAU)

## Airports

### [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Daru, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYDU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -9.090000, 143.210000
- Elevation: 20 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 16:25 in Daru, it's 00:25 in Mexico City.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Daru Airport (DAU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dau-daru-daru-airport/1ef266de-9b1e-6d24-a1fb-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)