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Paris to Mexico City flight path

CDG → MEXCDGMEX
The shortest path on the sphere. On a flat map it looks curved; on the globe it is a straight line.

Along the shortest route, the flight from Paris to Mexico City covers 5,720 miles (9,200 km) — about 11 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the English Channel, the Bristol Channel and the Atlantic Ocean: 67% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.

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From Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) · CDG · MEX

CDGParis
MEXMexico City
Great-circle distance
9,200 km
Duration, no wind
11 h 05 min
Over water
67 %
Time difference today
−8 h

The route drawn is the theoretical one — the shortest path on the sphere. The real aircraft follows airways, avoids storms and closed airspace, and rides the wind: it can be hundreds of kilometres off.

What countries do you fly over from Paris to Mexico City?

  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • English Channel
  • Bristol Channel
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Labrador Sea
  • Gulf of Saint Lawrence
  • Gulf of Maine
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Gulf of Mexico

Which side of the plane to sit on to see Popocatépetl

To see Popocatépetl (5,420 m), sit on the left: it lies about 65 km from the route, ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight.

Left window
  • Charlotte ≈ 7 h 55 min
  • Popocatépetl (5,420 m) ≈ 10 h 50 min
Right window
  • Boston ≈ 6 h 35 min
  • The Bronx ≈ 6 h 55 min
  • Queens ≈ 6 h 55 min
  • Manhattan ≈ 7 h 00 min
  • New York City ≈ 7 h 00 min
  • Brooklyn ≈ 7 h 00 min
  • Philadelphia ≈ 7 h 05 min
  • Baltimore ≈ 7 h 15 min
  • Washington ≈ 7 h 20 min
  • Mount Rogers (1,746 m) ≈ 7 h 55 min
  • Mount Mitchell (2,037 m) ≈ 8 h 00 min

Left and right facing forward, on the theoretical route. Times are from take-off, with no wind.

Leg by leg

2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+1UTC−2:30UTC−3UTC−4UTC−5UTC−6UTC+2Bristol ChannelGulf of MexicoNorth European PlainNewfoundlandLong IslandPopocatépetl 5,420 m 65 kmMount Mitchell 2,037 m 69 kmMount Rogers 1,746 m 103 kmNew York City 37 kmBrooklyn 28 kmCharlotte 61 kmCDGMEX▲ Left window▼ Right window◀ Left windowRight window ▶2 h4 h6 h8 h10 hUTC+1UTC−2:30UTC−3UTC−4UTC−5UTC−6Bristol ChannelGulf of MexicoNorth European PlainNewfoundlandLong IslandCharlotte61 km off routePopocatépetl5,420 m · 65 kmBoston42 km off routeThe Bronx42 km off routeQueens25 km off routeManhattan41 km off routeNew York City37 km off routePhiladelphia29 km off routeMount Rogers1,746 m · 103 kmMount Mitchell2,037 m · 69 kmCDGMEXUTC+2

LandWaterCity, with its distance from the routePeakClock change

See the full list, leg by leg
  1. Take-off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport
  2. Below: North European Plain0 km · ≈ 15 min into the flight
  3. Water starts: English Channel215 km · ≈ 30 min into the flight
  4. Below: British Isles399 km · ≈ 40 min into the flight
  5. Local time below changes: UTC+2 to UTC+1460 km · ≈ 45 min into the flight
  6. Below: Great Britain491 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  7. Land again491 km · ≈ 50 min into the flight
  8. Bristol Channel and Atlantic Ocean — 3,470 km without land583 km · ≈ 55 min into the flight
  9. Local time below changes: UTC+1 to UTC−2:303,960 km · ≈ 4 h 50 min into the flight
  10. Below: Newfoundland4,050 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  11. Land again4,050 km · ≈ 4 h 55 min into the flight
  12. Water starts: Gulf of Saint Lawrence4,320 km · ≈ 5 h 15 min into the flight
  13. Local time below changes: UTC−2:30 to UTC−34,570 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  14. Below: Cape Breton Island4,600 km · ≈ 5 h 30 min into the flight
  15. Below: Nova Scotia4,780 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min into the flight
  16. Water starts: Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay5,120 km · ≈ 6 h 10 min into the flight
  17. Local time below changes: UTC−3 to UTC−45,520 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
  18. Boston, United States — on the right, 42 km away5,540 km · ≈ 6 h 35 min into the flight
  19. Below: Long Island5,760 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  20. The Bronx, United States — on the right, 42 km away5,830 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  21. Queens, United States — on the right, 25 km away5,840 km · ≈ 6 h 55 min into the flight
  22. Manhattan, United States — on the right, 41 km away5,840 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  23. New York City, United States — on the right, 37 km away5,840 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  24. Brooklyn, United States — on the right, 28 km away5,840 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  25. Below: Atlantic coastal plain5,890 km · ≈ 7 h 00 min into the flight
  26. Philadelphia, United States — on the right, 29 km away5,970 km · ≈ 7 h 05 min into the flight
  27. Baltimore, United States — on the right, 47 km away6,120 km · ≈ 7 h 15 min into the flight
  28. Washington, United States — on the right, 35 km away6,170 km · ≈ 7 h 20 min into the flight
  29. Below: Piedmont6,260 km · ≈ 7 h 25 min into the flight
  30. Mount Rogers, 1,746 m — on the right, 103 km away6,640 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  31. Charlotte, United States — on the left, 61 km away6,690 km · ≈ 7 h 55 min into the flight
  32. Mount Mitchell, 2,037 m — on the right, 69 km away6,750 km · ≈ 8 h 00 min into the flight
  33. Local time below changes: UTC−4 to UTC−57,210 km · ≈ 8 h 30 min into the flight
  34. Water starts: Gulf of Mexico7,540 km · ≈ 8 h 55 min into the flight
  35. Below: Mississippi River Delta7,730 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  36. Land again7,730 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  37. Gulf of Mexico — 1,200 km without land7,760 km · ≈ 9 h 10 min into the flight
  38. Local time below changes: UTC−5 to UTC−68,890 km · ≈ 10 h 30 min into the flight
  39. Below: Sierra Madre Oriental9,020 km · ≈ 10 h 35 min into the flight
  40. Landing at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport9,200 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight
  41. Popocatépetl, 5,420 m — on the left, 65 km away9,200 km · ≈ 10 h 50 min into the flight

Times assume a typical jet speed, no wind and an on-time departure. Good for orientation, not for your watch.

Which side the sun, sunrise or sunset will be on

Enter the day and take-off time. Your phone does the maths: the sun's position on every leg of the route, relative to the nose of the aircraft.

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Arriving in Mexico City

Mexico City
Mexico City · Photo: Gobierno CDMX · CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Flight time and distance

About 11 h 05 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

5,720 miles (9,200 km, 4,970 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

Time zones you cross

kmTimeZone
0 kmUTC+2Paris
460 kmUTC+1London
3,960 kmUTC−2:30St Johns
4,570 kmUTC−3Glace Bay
5,520 kmUTC−4New York
7,210 kmUTC−5Chicago
8,890 kmUTC−6Mexico City

Airspace (FIRs) along the route

Each is a control region: when the aircraft crosses the boundary, the centre talking to the pilot changes. Boundaries are approximate, from the VATSIM data set, not the official ICAO chart.

  • Reims
  • Paris
  • Brest
  • London
  • Shannon
  • Shanwick Oceanic
  • Gander Oceanic
  • Moncton
  • Boston
  • New York
  • Washington
  • Atlanta
  • Jacksonville
  • Houston
  • Mexico

FAQ

Where does the plane fly from Paris to Mexico City?

Along the shortest route, the flight from Paris to Mexico City covers 5,720 miles (9,200 km) — about 11 h 05 min with no wind. It passes over or close to France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and Mexico. It crosses the English Channel, the Bristol Channel and the Atlantic Ocean: 67% of the route is over water. Today you leave on UTC+2 and land on UTC−6.

What countries do you fly over from Paris to Mexico City?

It passes over or close to France, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and Mexico, and crosses the English Channel, the Bristol Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. This is the theoretical route: the aircraft may deviate for wind or closed airspace.

How long is the flight from Paris to Mexico City?

About 11 h 05 min with no wind, including half an hour of taxi, climb and descent. On a long flight the wind aloft can change that by more than an hour, differently each way.

How far is Paris from Mexico City by plane?

5,720 miles (9,200 km, 4,970 nautical miles) along the great circle. The real flight covers a little more because it follows airways.

How much of the flight is over water?

67% of the route, about 6,130 km. The longest stretch without land is 3,470 km.

Why doesn't the plane fly in a straight line on the map?

It does fly straight — on a sphere. On a flat map the shortest path looks curved; on the globe on this page it looks like what it is.

Does GPS work in airplane mode?

Yes. GPS is a receiver: it listens to satellites and transmits nothing, so it keeps working in airplane mode. What you won't have is a map unless you downloaded it; Modo Avión carries its own.

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How this was calculated

The route is the great-circle arc between both airports, split into 300 points. At each point a point-in-polygon test runs against 1,102 airspace regions, 418 time zones and 1,338 physical geography regions. Countries are those with a town within 25 km of the route: in empty areas one may be missing. Cities named have over 250,000 people and lie within 110 km.

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