# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)

> 6,704 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,704 km / 4,165 mi / 3,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 08:12 in Cancun, it's 03:42 in Nuku Hiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 198 ft (NHV 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

### [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuku Hiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMD
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.800000, -140.230000
- Elevation: 220 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 08:12 in Cancun, it's 03:42 in Nuku Hiva Airport.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nhv-nuku-hiva-airport/1ef266df-73b1-6fba-93f7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)