# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Malang-Java Island (MLG)

> 17,455 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,455 km / 10,846 mi / 9,425 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 17:23 in Cancun, it's 05:23 in Malang-Java Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,704 ft (MLG 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

### [Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlg-malang-java-island-abdul-rachman-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fa76-6ee2-962a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Malang-Java Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WARA
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -7.930000, 112.720000
- Elevation: 1,726 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 17:23 in Cancun, it's 05:23 in Malang-Java Island.
With a 12-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)
- [Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlg-malang-java-island-abdul-rachman-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fa76-6ee2-962a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)