# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sobral (QBX)

> 5,766 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,766 km / 3,583 mi / 3,114 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:50 in Cancun, it's 22:50 in Sobral)
- **Elevation difference**: 188 ft (QBX 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

### [Sobral Airport (QBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qbx-sobral-sobral-airport/1ef266df-bf19-61e2-9d66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sobral, Brazil
- ICAO: SNOB
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -3.680000, -40.340000
- Elevation: 210 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 20:50 in Cancun, it's 22:50 in Sobral.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sobral Airport (QBX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qbx-sobral-sobral-airport/1ef266df-bf19-61e2-9d66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)