# Distance from Blackwater Airport (BLT) to Cancun (CUN)

> 14,316 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,316 km / 8,895 mi / 7,730 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:24 in Blackwater Airport, it's 01:24 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 635 ft (CUN is lower than BLT)

## Airports

### [Blackwater Airport (BLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blt-blackwater-airport/1ef266e0-072b-6412-8990-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blackwater Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBTR
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.600000, 148.810000
- Elevation: 657 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 16:24 in Blackwater Airport, it's 01:24 in Cancun.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Blackwater Airport (BLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/blt-blackwater-airport/1ef266e0-072b-6412-8990-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)