# Distance from Wevelgem (KJK) to Mexico City (MEX)

> 9,168 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,168 km / 5,697 mi / 4,950 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Belgium) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:17 in Wevelgem, it's 07:17 in Mexico City)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,252 ft (MEX is higher than KJK)

## Airports

### [Wevelgem Airport (KJK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kjk-wevelgem-wevelgem-airport/1ef266de-b932-62d4-8c86-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wevelgem, Belgium
- ICAO: EBKT
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates: 50.820000, 3.200000
- Elevation: 64 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 15:17 in Wevelgem, it's 07:17 in Mexico City.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Wevelgem Airport (KJK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kjk-wevelgem-wevelgem-airport/1ef266de-b932-62d4-8c86-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)