# Distance from Kwailabesi (KWS) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 11,374 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,374 km / 7,067 mi / 6,141 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 13:27 in Kwailabesi, it's 20:27 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,290 ft (MEX is higher than KWS)

## Airports

### [Kwailabesi Airport (KWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kws-kwailabesi-kwailabesi-airport/1ef266de-989c-6560-8dee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwailabesi, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGKW
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -8.360000, 160.780000
- 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 13:27 in Kwailabesi, it's 20:27 in Mexico City.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kwailabesi Airport (KWS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kws-kwailabesi-kwailabesi-airport/1ef266de-989c-6560-8dee-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)