# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Castro (WCA)

> 7,359 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,359 km / 4,573 mi / 3,974 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 160° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 16:11 in Mexico City, it's 18:11 in Castro)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,165 ft (WCA 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

### [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Castro, Chile
- ICAO: SCST
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -42.490000, -73.770000
- Elevation: 151 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:11 in Mexico City, it's 18:11 in Castro.

## 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)
- [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)
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