# Distance from Mexico City (MEX) to Yinchuan (YEH)

> 13,064 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,064 km / 8,117 mi / 7,054 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 13:23 in Mexico City, it's 03:23 in Yinchuan)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,167 ft (YEH 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

### [Yinchuan Helanshan Airport (YEH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yeh-yinchuan-yinchuan-helanshan-airport/1ef266e0-218b-6e9c-a6b5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yinchuan, China
- ICAO: _YEH
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 38.480000, 106.010000
- Elevation: 1,149 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 13:23 in Mexico City, it's 03:23 in Yinchuan.
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)
- [Yinchuan Helanshan Airport (YEH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/yeh-yinchuan-yinchuan-helanshan-airport/1ef266e0-218b-6e9c-a6b5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)