# Distance from Dalby Airport (DBY) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 12,869 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,869 km / 7,996 mi / 6,949 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 248° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 05:53 in Dalby Airport, it's 13:53 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,179 ft (MEX is higher than DBY)

## Airports

### [Dalby Airport (DBY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dby-dalby-airport/1ef266e0-0a35-6928-af8e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dalby Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YDAY
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -27.160000, 151.270000
- Elevation: 1,137 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 05:53 in Dalby Airport, it's 13:53 in Mexico City.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dalby Airport (DBY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dby-dalby-airport/1ef266e0-0a35-6928-af8e-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)