# Distance from Austral Downs Airport (AWP) to Cancun (CUN)

> 15,390 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,390 km / 9,563 mi / 8,310 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 23:48 in Austral Downs Airport, it's 09:18 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (CUN is higher than AWP)

## Airports

### [Austral Downs Airport (AWP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awp-austral-downs-airport/1ef266e0-04f4-616c-8bfe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Austral Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YAUS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -20.500000, 137.750000
- Elevation: 0 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 23:48 in Austral Downs Airport, it's 09:18 in Cancun.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Austral Downs Airport (AWP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/awp-austral-downs-airport/1ef266e0-04f4-616c-8bfe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)