# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Lensk (ULK)

> 10,598 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,598 km / 6,585 mi / 5,722 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 03:33 in Mexico City, it's 18:33 in Lensk)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,515 ft (ULK 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

### [Lensk Airport (ULK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulk-lensk-lensk-airport/1ef266df-e501-6fc6-9d35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lensk, Russia
- ICAO: UERL
- Timezone: Asia/Yakutsk
- Coordinates: 60.720000, 114.830000
- Elevation: 801 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 03:33 in Mexico City, it's 18:33 in Lensk.
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)
- [Lensk Airport (ULK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulk-lensk-lensk-airport/1ef266df-e501-6fc6-9d35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)