# Distance from Tiksi (IKS) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 9,256 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,256 km / 5,751 mi / 4,998 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 15:49 in Tiksi, it's 00:49 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,290 ft (MEX is higher than IKS)

## Airports

### [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiksi, Russia
- ICAO: UEST
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 71.700000, 128.900000
- Elevation: 26 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 15:49 in Tiksi, it's 00:49 in Mexico City.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tiksi Airport (IKS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iks-tiksi-tiksi-airport/1ef266df-e526-6664-a288-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)