Given below is the flight time from New York, United States to Mexico City, Mexico. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Mexico City from New York by air. The nearest airport to New York is John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and the nearest airport to Mexico City is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX)

Departure
New York Arrival
Mexico City

Flight time from New York to Mexico City is 5 hours 19 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from JFK to MEX is 5 hours 19 minutes (Operated by American Airlines)

RELATED: Flight time from Mexico City to New York

Non-stop flight time is around 5 hours to 7 hours .

Direct flights with stop-over takes between 7 hours to 8 hours hours based stopover city.

Non-stop flight time from United States (JFK) to Mexico (MEX) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from New York arrive at Benito Juarez International Airport. Mexico City is served by 1 international airports.

Journey	Duration	Airline
JFK ➝ MEX	5 hours 42 minutes	Delta Air Lines
JFK ➝ MEX	5 hours 19 minutes	American Airlines
JFK ➝ MEX	5 hours 50 minutes	AeroMéxico
JFK ➝ MEX	6 hours 6 minutes	AeroMéxico
JFK ➝ MEX	5 hours 35 minutes	Delta Air Lines

Number of Airports in Mexico City : 1 International Airport
Number of Airports in New York : 2 International Airport

Distance Between New York, United States & Mexico City, Mexico is 3370 Kilo Meters

Flight time from New York to Mexico City via Atlanta, GA • JFK to MEX via ATL

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Benito Juarez International Airport via Hartsfield-jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States on Delta Air Lines flight is 7 hours 44 minutes

JFK to ATL
2 hrs 56 mins

ATL
Waiting Time
51 mins

ATL to MEX
3 hrs 57 mins

Total Duration:
7 hrs 44 mins

Flight time from New York to Mexico City via Atlanta, GA • JFK to MEX via ATL

JFK to ATL
2 hrs 35 mins

ATL
Waiting Time
57 mins

ATL to MEX
3 hrs 43 mins

Total Duration:
7 hrs 15 mins

Flight time from New York, United States to airports near Mexico City, Mexico

Direct flight and one stop flight time from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York to airports nearest to Mexico City is given in the table below

Journey	Destination Airports	Duration	Stops
JFK - ACA	Acapulco, General Juan N. Alvarez International Airport	9 hrs 55 mins	1 Stop

Airlines operating flights between New York and Mexico City

American Airlines
AeroMéxico
Delta Air Lines
JetBlue Airways
Interjet (ABC Aerolineas)

New York time is 2 hours ahead of Mexico City

	Current time in New York, United States : Sun, 6 Sep, 2026, New York Timezone: EDT (-04:00)	07:39 AM
	Current time in Mexico City, Mexico :, Sun, 6 Sep, 2026, Mexico City Timezone: CST (-06:00)	05:39 AM

Flight Time between New York & Mexico City • JFK - MEX Flight Duration

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JFK to MEX Flight - New York Airport to Mexico City Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of New York Airport & Mexico City Airport. Know the flight direction and New York to Mexico City flight path

New York - Lat: 40.6444, Long: -73.7827
Mexico City - Lat: 19.4207, Long: -99.0785

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