# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Masada (MTZ)

> 11,545 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,545 km / 7,174 mi / 6,234 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Israel
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 11:12 in Cancun, it's 19:12 in Masada)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,288 ft (MTZ is lower 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

### [Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtz-masada-bar-yehuda-airfield/1ef266df-5410-6314-9590-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Masada, Israel
- ICAO: LLMZ
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 31.330000, 35.390000
- Elevation: -1,266 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 11:12 in Cancun, it's 19:12 in Masada.
With a 8-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)
- [Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtz-masada-bar-yehuda-airfield/1ef266df-5410-6314-9590-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)