# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Baimuru (VMU)

> 13,016 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,016 km / 8,088 mi / 7,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 12:55 in Mexico City, it's 04:55 in Baimuru)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,289 ft (VMU 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

### [Baimuru Airport (VMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vmu-baimuru-baimuru-airport/1ef266de-9afa-6ffa-80d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baimuru, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYBA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.500000, 144.820000
- Elevation: 27 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 12:55 in Mexico City, it's 04:55 in Baimuru.
With a 16-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)
- [Baimuru Airport (VMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/vmu-baimuru-baimuru-airport/1ef266de-9afa-6ffa-80d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)