# Distance from Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island (LSX) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 16,756 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,756 km / 10,412 mi / 9,048 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:18 in Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, it's 16:18 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,288 ft (MEX is higher than LSX)

## Airports

### [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITL
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.070000, 97.260000
- Elevation: 28 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 05:18 in Lhok Sukon-Sumatra Island, it's 16:18 in Mexico City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lhok Sukon Airport (LSX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsx-lhok-sukon-sumatra-island-lhok-sukon-airport/1ef266df-fdf2-6012-9280-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)