# Distance from Kuantan (KUA) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 16,465 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,465 km / 10,231 mi / 8,891 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 19:53 in Kuantan, it's 05:53 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,258 ft (MEX is higher than KUA)

## Airports

### [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuantan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMKD
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.780000, 103.210000
- Elevation: 58 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 19:53 in Kuantan, it's 05:53 in Mexico City.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuantan Airport (KUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kua-kuantan-kuantan-airport/1ef266df-fe79-676a-8863-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)