# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Nema (EMN)

> 8,300 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,300 km / 5,158 mi / 4,482 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 03:46 in Cancun, it's 08:46 in Nema)
- **Elevation difference**: 729 ft (EMN 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

### [Nema Airport (EMN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emn-nema-nema-airport/1ef266de-e936-6200-b4e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nema, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNI
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.620000, -7.320000
- Elevation: 751 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 03:46 in Cancun, it's 08:46 in Nema.
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)
- [Nema Airport (EMN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/emn-nema-nema-airport/1ef266de-e936-6200-b4e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)