# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah (PKY)

> 16,939 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,939 km / 10,525 mi / 9,146 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 01:19 in Cancun, it's 13:19 in Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah)
- **Elevation difference**: 60 ft (PKY 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

### [Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pky-palangkaraya-kalimantan-tengah-tjilik-riwut-airport/1ef266df-fa23-62f6-b781-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAOP
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -2.230000, 113.940000
- Elevation: 82 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 01:19 in Cancun, it's 13:19 in Palangkaraya-Kalimantan Tengah.
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)
- [Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pky-palangkaraya-kalimantan-tengah-tjilik-riwut-airport/1ef266df-fa23-62f6-b781-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)