# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Dawadmi (DWD)

> 12,709 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,709 km / 7,897 mi / 6,862 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 09:47 in Cancun, it's 17:47 in Dawadmi)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,407 ft (DWD 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

### [Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwd-dawadmi-dawadmi-domestic-airport/1ef266df-7965-61c8-9878-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEDW
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.500000, 44.400000
- Elevation: 3,429 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 09:47 in Cancun, it's 17:47 in Dawadmi.
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)
- [Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwd-dawadmi-dawadmi-domestic-airport/1ef266df-7965-61c8-9878-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)