# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Ndolo Airport (NLO)

> 12,724 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,724 km / 7,906 mi / 6,870 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 16:38 in Mexico City, it's 23:38 in Ndolo Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,401 ft (NLO 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

### [Ndolo Airport (NLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlo-ndolo-airport/1ef266de-e1b6-6598-8d8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ndolo Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZAB
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -4.330000, 15.330000
- Elevation: 915 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 16:38 in Mexico City, it's 23:38 in Ndolo Airport.
With a 7-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)
- [Ndolo Airport (NLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nlo-ndolo-airport/1ef266de-e1b6-6598-8d8a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)