# Distance from Arrachart Airport (DIE) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 16,547 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,547 km / 10,282 mi / 8,934 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Madagascar) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 04:36 in Arrachart Airport, it's 19:36 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,942 ft (MEX is higher than DIE)

## Airports

### [Arrachart Airport (DIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/die-arrachart-airport/1ef266de-dbca-640e-97e9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arrachart Airport, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMNA
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -12.350000, 49.290000
- Elevation: 374 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 04:36 in Arrachart Airport, it's 19:36 in Mexico City.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arrachart Airport (DIE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/die-arrachart-airport/1ef266de-dbca-640e-97e9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)