# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Fakarava Airport (FAV)

> 7,623 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,623 km / 4,737 mi / 4,116 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:08 in Cancun, it's 20:08 in Fakarava Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (FAV is lower 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

### [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fakarava Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGF
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -16.050000, -145.660000
- Elevation: 13 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 01:08 in Cancun, it's 20:08 in Fakarava Airport.
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)
- [Fakarava Airport (FAV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fav-fakarava-airport/1ef266df-7345-6374-b667-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)