# Distance from Borroloola Airport (BOX) to Cancun (CUN)

> 15,443 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,443 km / 9,596 mi / 8,339 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 09:25 in Borroloola Airport, it's 18:55 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 33 ft (CUN is lower than BOX)

## Airports

### [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Borroloola Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBRL
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -16.080000, 136.300000
- Elevation: 55 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 09:25 in Borroloola Airport, it's 18:55 in Cancun.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)