# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Surkhet (SKH)

> 14,674 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,674 km / 9,118 mi / 7,923 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 1° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.75h (When it's 09:31 in Mexico City, it's 21:16 in Surkhet)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,916 ft (SKH 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

### [Surkhet Airport (SKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skh-surkhet-surkhet-airport/1ef266df-f346-69f6-823a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Surkhet, Nepal
- ICAO: VNSK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.590000, 81.640000
- Elevation: 2,400 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 09:31 in Mexico City, it's 21:16 in Surkhet.
With a 11.75-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)
- [Surkhet Airport (SKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/skh-surkhet-surkhet-airport/1ef266df-f346-69f6-823a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)