# Distance from Goma (GOM) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 14,060 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,060 km / 8,736 mi / 7,592 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 77° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 19:14 in Goma, it's 11:14 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,227 ft (MEX is higher than GOM)

## Airports

### [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goma, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZNA
- Timezone: Africa/Kigali
- Coordinates: -1.670000, 29.240000
- Elevation: 5,089 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 19:14 in Goma, it's 11:14 in Mexico City.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Goma International Airport (GOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gom-goma-goma-international-airport/1ef266de-e446-6ff6-b45c-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)