# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Jeongseok Airport (JDG)

> 12,992 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,992 km / 8,073 mi / 7,015 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → South Korea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 08:52 in Cancun, it's 22:52 in Jeongseok Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,149 ft (JDG 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

### [Jeongseok Airport (JDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jdg-jeongseok-airport/1ef266df-8dcf-6a3c-b4a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeongseok Airport, South Korea
- ICAO: RKPD
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 33.400000, 126.710000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 08:52 in Cancun, it's 22:52 in Jeongseok Airport.
With a 14-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)
- [Jeongseok Airport (JDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jdg-jeongseok-airport/1ef266df-8dcf-6a3c-b4a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)