# Distance from Ataq Airport (AXK) to Cancun (CUN)

> 13,597 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,597 km / 8,449 mi / 7,342 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Yemen) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:33 in Ataq Airport, it's 20:33 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,713 ft (CUN is lower than AXK)

## Airports

### [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ataq Airport, Yemen
- ICAO: OYAT
- Timezone: Asia/Aden
- Coordinates: 14.550000, 46.830000
- Elevation: 3,735 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 04:33 in Ataq Airport, it's 20:33 in Cancun.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ataq Airport (AXK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axk-ataq-airport/1ef266df-849e-6fda-b2cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)