# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Kursk (URS)

> 10,993 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,993 km / 6,831 mi / 5,936 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 06:12 in Mexico City, it's 15:12 in Kursk)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,630 ft (URS 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

### [Kursk East Airport (URS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/urs-kursk-kursk-east-airport/1ef266df-ebfe-65e0-8865-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kursk, Russia
- ICAO: UUOK
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 51.750000, 36.300000
- Elevation: 686 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 06:12 in Mexico City, it's 15:12 in Kursk.
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)
- [Kursk East Airport (URS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/urs-kursk-kursk-east-airport/1ef266df-ebfe-65e0-8865-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)