# Distance from Dili (DIL) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 15,069 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,069 km / 9,363 mi / 8,136 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Timor-Leste) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:39 in Dili, it's 19:39 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,162 ft (MEX is higher than DIL)

## Airports

### [Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dil-dili-presidente-nicolau-lobato-international-airport/1ef266df-ff95-6798-ad51-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dili, Timor-Leste
- ICAO: WPDL
- Timezone: Asia/Dili
- Coordinates: -8.550000, 125.530000
- Elevation: 154 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 10:39 in Dili, it's 19:39 in Mexico City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dil-dili-presidente-nicolau-lobato-international-airport/1ef266df-ff95-6798-ad51-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)