# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Mandera (NDE)

> 15,015 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,015 km / 9,330 mi / 8,107 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 303° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 02:56 in Mexico City, it's 11:56 in Mandera)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,511 ft (NDE 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

### [Mandera Airport (NDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nde-mandera-mandera-airport/1ef266de-ec65-6bc4-abfb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandera, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMA
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 3.930000, 41.850000
- Elevation: 805 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 02:56 in Mexico City, it's 11:56 in Mandera.
With a 9-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)
- [Mandera Airport (NDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nde-mandera-mandera-airport/1ef266de-ec65-6bc4-abfb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)