# Distance from Fangatau Airport (FGU) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 6,023 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,023 km / 3,743 mi / 3,252 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 14:08 in Fangatau Airport, it's 18:08 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,307 ft (MEX is higher than FGU)

## Airports

### [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fangatau Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGB
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.820000, -140.890000
- Elevation: 9 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 14:08 in Fangatau Airport, it's 18:08 in Mexico City.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Fangatau Airport (FGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fgu-fangatau-airport/1ef266df-7335-65e6-8805-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
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