# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Suabi Airport (SBE)

> 13,233 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,233 km / 8,223 mi / 7,145 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 10:59 in Mexico City, it's 02:59 in Suabi Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,851 ft (SBE 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

### [Suabi Airport (SBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbe-suabi-airport/1ef266de-9c07-6d08-91f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Suabi Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYSA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.100000, 142.280000
- Elevation: 465 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 10:59 in Mexico City, it's 02:59 in Suabi Airport.
With a 16-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)
- [Suabi Airport (SBE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbe-suabi-airport/1ef266de-9c07-6d08-91f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)