Flights Miami → Mexico City
MIA → MEX
How long is the flight from Miami to Mexico City?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Mexico City (MEX) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Miami with Mexico City, utilizing aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and various Boeing 737 models. The destination airport in Mexico City, which opened in 1963, serves over 46 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Miami (MIA) → Mexico City (MEX) route is operated by American Airlines, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mexico City the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Mexico City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Mexico City (MEX) heads west for about 2,051 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 6m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 100% of MIA-MEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Mexico City it is 2.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked MIA-MEX flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
Airlines operating MIA-MEX
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-MEX
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Mexico City (MEX) takes 3h 6m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Miami (MIA) -> Mexico City (MEX) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Mexico City is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, ITA Airways, British Airways, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Mexico City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
