# Distance from Waitangi (CHT) to Cancun (CUN)

> 11,575 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,575 km / 7,193 mi / 6,250 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17.75h (When it's 03:11 in Waitangi, it's 09:26 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (CUN is lower than CHT)

## Airports

### [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waitangi, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCI
- Timezone: Pacific/Chatham
- Coordinates: -43.810000, -176.460000
- Elevation: 43 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 03:11 in Waitangi, it's 09:26 in Cancun.
With a 17.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chatham Islands-Tuuta Airport (CHT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cht-waitangi-chatham-islands-tuuta-airport/1ef266df-7665-66a8-8c05-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)