# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)

> 15,201 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,201 km / 9,445 mi / 8,208 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 07:49 in Cancun, it's 22:49 in Gregory Downs Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 30 ft (GGD 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

### [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gregory Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGDS
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -18.620000, 139.230000
- Elevation: 52 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 07:49 in Cancun, it's 22:49 in Gregory Downs Airport.
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)
- [Gregory Downs Airport (GGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ggd-gregory-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0cb1-60d0-8cbd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)