# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Mwanza (MWZ)

> 14,470 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,470 km / 8,991 mi / 7,813 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 21:08 in Mexico City, it's 06:08 in Mwanza)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,553 ft (MWZ is lower than MEX)

## Airports

### [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

### [Mwanza Airport (MWZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mwz-mwanza-mwanza-airport/1ef266de-eefb-62ee-a455-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mwanza, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTMW
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -2.440000, 32.930000
- Elevation: 3,763 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 21:08 in Mexico City, it's 06:08 in Mwanza.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mex-mexico-city-licenciado-benito-juarez-international-airport/1ef266df-61d5-6dfa-9178-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mwanza Airport (MWZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mwz-mwanza-mwanza-airport/1ef266de-eefb-62ee-a455-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)