# Distance from Apataki (APK) to Cancun (CUN)

> 7,664 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,664 km / 4,762 mi / 4,138 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 17:22 in Apataki, it's 22:22 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (CUN is higher than APK)

## Airports

### [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apataki, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGD
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.570000, -146.410000
- Elevation: 8 ft

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:22 in Apataki, it's 22:22 in Cancun.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Apataki Airport (APK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/apk-apataki-apataki-airport/1ef266df-733d-626e-bea9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
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