# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Dedougou (DGU)

> 8,839 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,839 km / 5,492 mi / 4,773 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 01:33 in Cancun, it's 06:33 in Dedougou)
- **Elevation difference**: 962 ft (DGU 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

### [Dedougou Airport (DGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dgu-dedougou-dedougou-airport/1ef266de-b6e3-63f2-8611-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dedougou, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOD
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.460000, -3.490000
- Elevation: 984 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:33 in Cancun, it's 06:33 in Dedougou.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dedougou Airport (DGU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dgu-dedougou-dedougou-airport/1ef266de-b6e3-63f2-8611-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)