# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Mindiptana-Papua Island (MDP)

> 14,654 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,654 km / 9,105 mi / 7,912 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 22:31 in Cancun, it's 12:31 in Mindiptana-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (MDP 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

### [Mindiptana Airport (MDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdp-mindiptana-papua-island-mindiptana-airport/1ef266df-f96a-65da-8908-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mindiptana-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAKD
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -5.750000, 140.370000
- Elevation: 157 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 22:31 in Cancun, it's 12:31 in Mindiptana-Papua Island.
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)
- [Mindiptana Airport (MDP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdp-mindiptana-papua-island-mindiptana-airport/1ef266df-f96a-65da-8908-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)