# Distance from Lafayette (LFT) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 1,394 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,394 km / 866 mi / 752 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mexico
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 12:03 in Lafayette, it's 11:03 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,274 ft (MEX is higher than LFT)

## Airports

### [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lafayette, United States
- ICAO: KLFT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.210000, -91.990000
- Elevation: 42 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:03 in Lafayette, it's 11:03 in Mexico City.

## Related

- [Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field (LFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lft-lafayette-lafayette-regionalpaul-fournet-field/1ef266df-274a-66d6-bb48-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)