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CDS to MEX: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
1,039 mi
1,672 km · 903 nm
2h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 44m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from MEX?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Mexico City (MEX) is 1,039 miles (1,672 km, 903 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 44m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Childress and Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to MEX?
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