# Distance from Hat Yai (HDY) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 16,390 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,390 km / 10,184 mi / 8,850 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 19:25 in Hat Yai, it's 06:25 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,226 ft (MEX is higher than HDY)

## Airports

### [Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdy-hat-yai-hat-yai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5b3-6e28-88c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hat Yai, Thailand
- ICAO: VTSS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 6.930000, 100.390000
- Elevation: 90 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 19:25 in Hat Yai, it's 06:25 in Mexico City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hat Yai International Airport (HDY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hdy-hat-yai-hat-yai-international-airport/1ef266df-f5b3-6e28-88c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)