# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Dembidollo (DEM)

> 12,855 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,855 km / 7,988 mi / 6,941 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 00:32 in Cancun, it's 08:32 in Dembidollo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,178 ft (DEM 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

### [Dembidollo Airport (DEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dem-dembidollo-dembidollo-airport/1ef266de-e9ef-6f34-b1d0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dembidollo, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADD
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.550000, 34.860000
- Elevation: 5,200 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 00:32 in Cancun, it's 08:32 in Dembidollo.
With a 8-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)
- [Dembidollo Airport (DEM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dem-dembidollo-dembidollo-airport/1ef266de-e9ef-6f34-b1d0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)