# Distance from Nanchang (KHN) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 13,463 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,463 km / 8,365 mi / 7,269 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 02:00 in Nanchang, it's 12:00 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,173 ft (MEX is higher than KHN)

## Airports

### [Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/khn-nanchang-nanchang-changbei-international-airport/1ef266e0-1fd7-6b64-b656-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nanchang, China
- ICAO: ZSCN
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 28.860000, 115.900000
- Elevation: 143 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 02:00 in Nanchang, it's 12:00 in Mexico City.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/khn-nanchang-nanchang-changbei-international-airport/1ef266e0-1fd7-6b64-b656-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)