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JAL to MEX: distance & flight time
Jalapa (El Lencero Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
148 mi
239 km · 129 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
148 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- JAL — El Lencero Airport · Jalapa, Mexico
- 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 JAL
- VER · General Heriberto Jara International Airport46 mi away
- TCN · Tehuacan Airport79 mi away
- PAZ · El Tajín National Airport89 mi away
- PBC · Hermanos Serdán International Airport105 mi away
Near MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is JAL from MEX?
The flight distance from Jalapa (JAL) to Mexico City (MEX) is 148 miles (239 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAL to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 cheapest way to fly from JAL to MEX?
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