# Distance from Jijel (GJL) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 9,978 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,978 km / 6,200 mi / 5,387 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:27 in Jijel, it's 13:27 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,280 ft (MEX is higher than GJL)

## Airports

### [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jijel, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAV
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.800000, 5.870000
- Elevation: 36 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 20:27 in Jijel, it's 13:27 in Mexico City.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gjl-jijel-jijel-ferhat-abbas-airport/1ef266de-b55f-62ba-a1e6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)