# Distance from Grafton Airport (GFN) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 12,747 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,747 km / 7,920 mi / 6,883 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 09:27 in Grafton Airport, it's 17:27 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,206 ft (MEX is higher than GFN)

## Airports

### [Grafton Airport (GFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfn-grafton-airport/1ef266e0-0cc3-69b0-adc8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grafton Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGFN
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -29.760000, 153.030000
- Elevation: 110 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 09:27 in Grafton Airport, it's 17:27 in Mexico City.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Grafton Airport (GFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gfn-grafton-airport/1ef266e0-0cc3-69b0-adc8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)