# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Seoul Air Base (SSN)

> 12,056 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,056 km / 7,491 mi / 6,510 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 01:27 in Mexico City, it's 16:27 in Seoul Air Base)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,224 ft (SSN 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

### [Seoul Air Base (SSN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssn-seoul-air-base/1ef266df-8e13-6c0a-b71d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul Air Base, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSM
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.450000, 127.110000
- Elevation: 92 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 01:27 in Mexico City, it's 16:27 in Seoul Air Base.
With a 15-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)
- [Seoul Air Base (SSN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ssn-seoul-air-base/1ef266df-8e13-6c0a-b71d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)