# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Goba (GOB)

> 13,432 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,432 km / 8,347 mi / 7,253 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 10:49 in Cancun, it's 18:49 in Goba)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,870 ft (GOB 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

### [Robe Airport (GOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gob-goba-robe-airport/1ef266de-ea09-6ede-86a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goba, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 7.020000, 40.000000
- Elevation: 7,892 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 10:49 in Cancun, it's 18:49 in Goba.
With a 8-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)
- [Robe Airport (GOB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gob-goba-robe-airport/1ef266de-ea09-6ede-86a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)