# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Sahabat (SXS)

> 15,028 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,028 km / 9,338 mi / 8,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 18:16 in Mexico City, it's 08:16 in Sahabat)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,276 ft (SXS 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

### [Sahabat [Sahabat 16] Airport (SXS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxs-sahabat-sahabat-sahabat-16-airport/1ef266df-fb7f-669a-a00c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sahabat, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKH
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.090000, 119.090000
- Elevation: 40 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 18:16 in Mexico City, it's 08:16 in Sahabat.
With a 14-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)
- [Sahabat [Sahabat 16] Airport (SXS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxs-sahabat-sahabat-sahabat-16-airport/1ef266df-fb7f-669a-a00c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)