# Distance from Pyongyang (FNJ) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 12,005 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,005 km / 7,460 mi / 6,482 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 44° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (KP) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:21 in Pyongyang, it's 19:21 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,199 ft (MEX is higher than FNJ)

## Airports

### [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pyongyang, KP
- ICAO: ZKPY
- Timezone: Asia/Pyongyang
- Coordinates: 39.220000, 125.670000
- Elevation: 117 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 10:21 in Pyongyang, it's 19:21 in Mexico City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sunan International Airport (FNJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fnj-pyongyang-sunan-international-airport/1ef266e0-1ef3-661c-a63f-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)