# Distance from Augustus Downs Airport (AUD) to Cancun (CUN)

> 15,131 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,131 km / 9,402 mi / 8,170 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 79° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 07:21 in Augustus Downs Airport, it's 16:21 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 24 ft (CUN is lower than AUD)

## Airports

### [Augustus Downs Airport (AUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aud-augustus-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0432-6c10-b5df-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Augustus Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YAGD
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -18.520000, 139.880000
- Elevation: 46 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:21 in Augustus Downs Airport, it's 16:21 in Cancun.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Augustus Downs Airport (AUD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aud-augustus-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0432-6c10-b5df-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
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