# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)

> 16,774 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,774 km / 10,423 mi / 9,057 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 16:25 in Cancun, it's 05:25 in RAAF Base Curtin)
- **Elevation difference**: 278 ft (DCN is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [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

### [RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dcn-raaf-base-curtin/1ef266e0-0894-6ce0-ac7b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: RAAF Base Curtin, Australia
- ICAO: YCIN
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -17.580000, 123.830000
- Elevation: 300 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 16:25 in Cancun, it's 05:25 in RAAF Base Curtin.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [RAAF Base Curtin (DCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dcn-raaf-base-curtin/1ef266e0-0894-6ce0-ac7b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)