# Distance from Mersing (MEP) to Tunis (TUN)

> 10,172 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,172 km / 6,321 mi / 5,493 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 86° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Tunisia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:30 in Mersing, it's 03:30 in Tunis)
- **Elevation difference**: 12 ft (TUN is higher than MEP)

## Airports

### [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mersing, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMAU
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 2.380000, 103.870000
- Elevation: 10 ft

### [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tunis, Tunisia
- ICAO: DTTA
- Timezone: Africa/Tunis
- Coordinates: 36.850000, 10.230000
- Elevation: 22 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 10:30 in Mersing, it's 03:30 in Tunis.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mersing Airport (MEP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mep-mersing-mersing-airport/1ef266df-fe38-6d50-820b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tun-tunis-tunis-carthage-international-airport/1ef266de-b87a-6594-85bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)