# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Pukarua (PUK)

> 5,896 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,896 km / 3,664 mi / 3,184 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 02:34 in Mexico City, it's 22:34 in Pukarua)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,311 ft (PUK 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

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:34 in Mexico City, it's 22:34 in Pukarua.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)