# Distance from Bordj Badji Mokhtar (BMW) to Cancun (CUN)

> 8,956 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,956 km / 5,565 mi / 4,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 19:31 in Bordj Badji Mokhtar, it's 13:31 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,281 ft (CUN is lower than BMW)

## Airports

### [Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport (BMW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmw-bordj-badji-mokhtar-bordj-badji-mokhtar-airport/1ef266de-b5c5-683a-be5e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria
- ICAO: DATM
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 21.380000, 0.920000
- Elevation: 1,303 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 19:31 in Bordj Badji Mokhtar, it's 13:31 in Cancun.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bordj Badji Mokhtar Airport (BMW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bmw-bordj-badji-mokhtar-bordj-badji-mokhtar-airport/1ef266de-b5c5-683a-be5e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)