# Distance from Bokondini-Papua Island (BUI) to Cancun (CUN)

> 14,740 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,740 km / 9,159 mi / 7,959 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 04:15 in Bokondini-Papua Island, it's 14:15 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,082 ft (CUN is lower than BUI)

## Airports

### [Bokondini Airport (BUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bui-bokondini-papua-island-bokondini-airport/1ef266df-f93e-6700-bfae-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bokondini-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJB
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -3.580000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 9,104 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 04:15 in Bokondini-Papua Island, it's 14:15 in Cancun.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bokondini Airport (BUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bui-bokondini-papua-island-bokondini-airport/1ef266df-f93e-6700-bfae-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)