# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Pleiku (PXU)

> 15,259 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,259 km / 9,482 mi / 8,239 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Vietnam
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 10:02 in Mexico City, it's 23:02 in Pleiku)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,882 ft (PXU 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

### [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pleiku, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVPK
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 14.000000, 108.020000
- Elevation: 2,434 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 10:02 in Mexico City, it's 23:02 in Pleiku.
With a 13-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)
- [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)