# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Tabuk Airport (TUU)

> 12,879 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,879 km / 8,003 mi / 6,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:13 in Mexico City, it's 06:13 in Tabuk Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,765 ft (TUU 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

### [Tabuk Airport (TUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuu-tabuk-airport/1ef266df-79f2-682a-a674-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabuk Airport, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OETB
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 28.370000, 36.620000
- Elevation: 2,551 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 21:13 in Mexico City, it's 06:13 in Tabuk Airport.
With a 9-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)
- [Tabuk Airport (TUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tuu-tabuk-airport/1ef266df-79f2-682a-a674-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)