# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Mpumalanga (MQP)

> 14,880 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,880 km / 9,246 mi / 8,034 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 13:27 in Mexico City, it's 21:27 in Mpumalanga)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,487 ft (MQP 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

### [Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqp-mpumalanga-kruger-mpumalanga-international-airport/1ef266de-d297-6a30-a87f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mpumalanga, South Africa
- ICAO: FAKN
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -25.380000, 31.110000
- Elevation: 2,829 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 13:27 in Mexico City, it's 21:27 in Mpumalanga.
With a 8-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)
- [Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqp-mpumalanga-kruger-mpumalanga-international-airport/1ef266de-d297-6a30-a87f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)