# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sharana (OAS)

> 13,464 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,464 km / 8,366 mi / 7,270 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Afghanistan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 19:16 in Cancun, it's 04:46 in Sharana)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,318 ft (OAS 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

### [Sharana Airstrip (OAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oas-sharana-sharana-airstrip/1ef266df-78d8-64da-9502-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sharana, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OASA
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 33.130000, 68.840000
- Elevation: 7,340 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 19:16 in Cancun, it's 04:46 in Sharana.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Sharana Airstrip (OAS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oas-sharana-sharana-airstrip/1ef266df-78d8-64da-9502-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)