# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to El Calafate (ING)

> 8,067 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,067 km / 5,012 mi / 4,356 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 00:24 in Cancun, it's 02:24 in El Calafate)
- **Elevation difference**: 710 ft (ING 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

### [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWA
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.340000, -72.250000
- Elevation: 732 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 00:24 in Cancun, it's 02:24 in El Calafate.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lago Argentino Airport (ING)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ing-el-calafate-lago-argentino-airport/1ef266df-92e3-65a0-a18a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)