# Distance from El Salvador (ESR) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 5,990 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,990 km / 3,722 mi / 3,234 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 17:48 in El Salvador, it's 15:48 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,076 ft (MEX is higher than ESR)

## Airports

### [Ricardo Garcia Posada Airport (ESR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/esr-el-salvador-ricardo-garcia-posada-airport/1ef266df-99e4-620a-b033-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Salvador, Chile
- ICAO: SCES
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -26.310000, -69.770000
- Elevation: 5,240 ft

### [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://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

## 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 17:48 in El Salvador, it's 15:48 in Mexico City.

## Related

- [Ricardo Garcia Posada Airport (ESR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/esr-el-salvador-ricardo-garcia-posada-airport/1ef266df-99e4-620a-b033-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
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