# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Joao Pessoa (JPA)

> 6,476 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,476 km / 4,024 mi / 3,497 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 23:27 in Cancun, it's 01:27 in Joao Pessoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 195 ft (JPA 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

### [Presidente Castro Pinto Airport (JPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jpa-joao-pessoa-presidente-castro-pinto-airport/1ef266df-94d4-6d28-9dde-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Joao Pessoa, Brazil
- ICAO: SBJP
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -7.150000, -34.950000
- Elevation: 217 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 01:27 in Joao Pessoa.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Presidente Castro Pinto Airport (JPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jpa-joao-pessoa-presidente-castro-pinto-airport/1ef266df-94d4-6d28-9dde-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)