# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Maimana Airport (MMZ)

> 13,627 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,627 km / 8,468 mi / 7,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 18:15 in Mexico City, it's 04:45 in Maimana Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,573 ft (MMZ is lower than MEX)

## Airports

### [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

### [Maimana Airport (MMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmz-maimana-airport/1ef266df-78c8-67ce-8780-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maimana Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAMN
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 35.930000, 64.760000
- Elevation: 2,743 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 18:15 in Mexico City, it's 04:45 in Maimana Airport.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maimana Airport (MMZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mmz-maimana-airport/1ef266df-78c8-67ce-8780-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)