# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Fada N'gourma (FNG)

> 9,248 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,248 km / 5,746 mi / 4,994 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:10 in Cancun, it's 04:10 in Fada N'gourma)
- **Elevation difference**: 989 ft (FNG 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

### [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEF
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.030000, 0.350000
- Elevation: 1,011 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 23:10 in Cancun, it's 04:10 in Fada N'gourma.
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)
- [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)