# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Tengchong (TCZ)

> 14,727 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,727 km / 9,151 mi / 7,952 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 21:00 in Mexico City, it's 11:00 in Tengchong)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,066 ft (TCZ 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

### [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tengchong, China
- ICAO: ZUTC
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 24.940000, 98.490000
- Elevation: 6,250 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 21:00 in Mexico City, it's 11:00 in Tengchong.
With a 14-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)
- [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)