# Distance from Essaouira (ESU) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 8,842 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,842 km / 5,494 mi / 4,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Morocco) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 07:21 in Essaouira, it's 00:21 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,932 ft (MEX is higher than ESU)

## Airports

### [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Essaouira, Morocco
- ICAO: GMMI
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 31.400000, -9.680000
- Elevation: 384 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:21 in Essaouira, it's 00:21 in Mexico City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)