# Distance from Banfora (BNR) to Cancun (CUN)

> 8,779 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,779 km / 5,455 mi / 4,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:37 in Banfora, it's 07:37 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 962 ft (CUN is lower than BNR)

## Airports

### [Banfora Airport (BNR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnr-banfora-banfora-airport/1ef266de-b6df-61da-8809-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Banfora, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOB
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 10.680000, -4.720000
- Elevation: 984 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 12:37 in Banfora, it's 07:37 in Cancun.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Banfora Airport (BNR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnr-banfora-banfora-airport/1ef266de-b6df-61da-8809-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
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