# Distance from Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 15,559 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,559 km / 9,668 mi / 8,401 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 08:16 in Mae Sot Airport, it's 19:16 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,626 ft (MEX is higher than MAQ)

## Airports

### [Mae Sot Airport (MAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maq-mae-sot-airport/1ef266df-f560-693a-b262-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mae Sot Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTPM
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 16.700000, 98.550000
- Elevation: 690 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 08:16 in Mae Sot Airport, it's 19:16 in Mexico City.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mae Sot Airport (MAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maq-mae-sot-airport/1ef266df-f560-693a-b262-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)