# Distance from Claris (GBZ) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 10,880 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,880 km / 6,761 mi / 5,875 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 234° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 23:57 in Claris, it's 05:57 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,296 ft (MEX is higher than GBZ)

## Airports

### [Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gbz-claris-great-barrier-aerodrome/1ef266df-7699-61ce-99cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Claris, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGB
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -36.240000, 175.470000
- Elevation: 20 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 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 23:57 in Claris, it's 05:57 in Mexico City.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/gbz-claris-great-barrier-aerodrome/1ef266df-7699-61ce-99cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)