# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Long Datih (LGL)

> 16,387 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,387 km / 10,183 mi / 8,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 00:59 in Cancun, it's 13:59 in Long Datih)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,378 ft (LGL 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

### [Long Lellang Airport (LGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgl-long-datih-long-lellang-airport/1ef266df-fb26-6446-ad30-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Long Datih, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGF
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.420000, 115.150000
- Elevation: 1,400 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 00:59 in Cancun, it's 13:59 in Long Datih.
With a 13-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)
- [Long Lellang Airport (LGL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgl-long-datih-long-lellang-airport/1ef266df-fb26-6446-ad30-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)