# Distance from Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 6,782 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,782 km / 4,214 mi / 3,662 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Portugal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:33 in Santa Cruz das Flores, it's 20:33 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,204 ft (MEX is higher than FLW)

## Airports

### [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
- ICAO: LPFL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 39.460000, -31.130000
- Elevation: 112 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 02:33 in Santa Cruz das Flores, it's 20:33 in Mexico City.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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