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MEX Mexico City ⇄ MTY Monterrey

Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico) and Monterrey International Airport (Mexico): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance713 km443 mi385 nautical miles
MEX → MTY1 h 50 minestimated block time
MTY → MEX1 h 50 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMonterrey vs Mexico City, today
Great-circle route from Mexico City (MEX) to Monterrey (MTY)MEXMexico CityMTYMonterrey
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

MEX → MTY

1 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 352° (N).

Leave Mexico City Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Monterrey Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

MTY → MEX

1 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 171° (S).

Leave Monterrey Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Mexico City Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

The two directions differ by 1 minute in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance713 km · 443 mi · 385 nmi
Initial heading352° (N) from MEX; 171° (S) from MTY
Farthest from the equator25.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

MEXAmerica/Mexico_City — UTC−6 now; UTC−6 all year (no daylight saving time)
MTYAmerica/Monterrey — UTC−6 now; UTC−6 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceMonterrey is on the same clock as Mexico City today.

Jet lag, flying MEX → MTY. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

MEX Mexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMexico City, Mexico · longest runway 12,966 ft3,952 m MTY Monterrey International AirportMonterrey, Mexico · longest runway 9,843 ft3,000 m

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).