# Distance from Guayaquil (GYE) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 3,188 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,188 km / 1,981 mi / 1,721 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:59 in Guayaquil, it's 08:59 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,297 ft (MEX is higher than GYE)

## Airports

### [Simon Bolivar International Airport (GYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gye-guayaquil-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-a4f0-6270-9758-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- ICAO: SEGU
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -2.160000, -79.880000
- Elevation: 19 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:59 in Guayaquil, it's 08:59 in Mexico City.

## Related

- [Simon Bolivar International Airport (GYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gye-guayaquil-simon-bolivar-international-airport/1ef266df-a4f0-6270-9758-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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