# Distance from Gorkha (GKH) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 14,721 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,721 km / 9,147 mi / 7,949 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.75h (When it's 19:27 in Gorkha, it's 07:42 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,816 ft (MEX is higher than GKH)

## Airports

### [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gorkha, Nepal
- ICAO: VNGK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.050000, 84.480000
- Elevation: 1,500 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 19:27 in Gorkha, it's 07:42 in Mexico City.
With a 11.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-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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