# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Gusap (GAP)

> 14,095 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,095 km / 8,758 mi / 7,611 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 15:20 in Cancun, it's 06:20 in Gusap)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,482 ft (GAP 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

### [Gusap Airport (GAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gap-gusap-gusap-airport/1ef266de-9b48-694e-b73c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gusap, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGP
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.050000, 145.960000
- Elevation: 1,504 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 15:20 in Cancun, it's 06:20 in Gusap.
With a 15-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)
- [Gusap Airport (GAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gap-gusap-gusap-airport/1ef266de-9b48-694e-b73c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)