# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Gbangbatok (GBK)

> 8,095 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,095 km / 5,030 mi / 4,371 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 88° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:27 in Cancun, it's 04:27 in Gbangbatok)
- **Elevation difference**: 53 ft (GBK 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

### [Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbk-gbangbatok-gbangbatok-airport/1ef266de-e7e4-669a-84e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gbangbatok, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFGK
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.770000, -12.380000
- Elevation: 75 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 23:27 in Cancun, it's 04:27 in Gbangbatok.
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)
- [Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gbk-gbangbatok-gbangbatok-airport/1ef266de-e7e4-669a-84e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)