# Distance from Burketown Airport (BUC) to Cancun (CUN)

> 15,150 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,150 km / 9,414 mi / 8,180 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 22:42 in Burketown Airport, it's 07:42 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (CUN is higher than BUC)

## Airports

### [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Burketown Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBKT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -17.750000, 139.530000
- Elevation: 21 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 22:42 in Burketown Airport, it's 07:42 in Cancun.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Burketown Airport (BUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buc-burketown-airport/1ef266e0-062a-6bee-b1bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)