# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Deir ez-Zor (DEZ)

> 11,629 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,629 km / 7,226 mi / 6,279 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Syria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 17:06 in Cancun, it's 01:06 in Deir ez-Zor)
- **Elevation difference**: 678 ft (DEZ 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

### [Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dez-deir-ez-zor-deir-ez-zor-airport/1ef266df-846c-6f62-a929-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Deir ez-Zor, Syria
- ICAO: OSDZ
- Timezone: Asia/Damascus
- Coordinates: 35.290000, 40.180000
- Elevation: 700 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 17:06 in Cancun, it's 01:06 in Deir ez-Zor.
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)
- [Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dez-deir-ez-zor-deir-ez-zor-airport/1ef266df-846c-6f62-a929-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)