# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Barbacena (QAK)

> 6,638 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,638 km / 4,124 mi / 3,584 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 132° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 16:39 in Cancun, it's 18:39 in Barbacena)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,635 ft (QAK 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

### [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barbacena, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBQ
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.270000, -43.760000
- Elevation: 3,657 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 16:39 in Cancun, it's 18:39 in Barbacena.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Major Brigadeiro Doorgal Borges Airport (QAK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qak-barbacena-major-brigadeiro-doorgal-borges-airport/1ef266df-93e7-6546-8c53-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)