# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Essaouira (ESU)

> 7,637 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,637 km / 4,745 mi / 4,124 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Morocco
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 20:50 in Cancun, it's 02:50 in Essaouira)
- **Elevation difference**: 362 ft (ESU 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

### [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Essaouira, Morocco
- ICAO: GMMI
- Timezone: Africa/Casablanca
- Coordinates: 31.400000, -9.680000
- Elevation: 384 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 20:50 in Cancun, it's 02:50 in Essaouira.
With a 6-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)
- [Mogador Airport (ESU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esu-essaouira-mogador-airport/1ef266de-e8a1-690c-9585-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)