# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sanggata-Timor Island (SGQ)

> 16,457 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,457 km / 10,226 mi / 8,886 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 46° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 11:03 in Cancun, it's 00:03 in Sanggata-Timor Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 412 ft (SGQ 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

### [Sanggata Airport (SGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgq-sanggata-timor-island-sanggata-airport/1ef266df-ffd2-6cc4-aefd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanggata-Timor Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRLA
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 0.500000, 117.330000
- Elevation: 434 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 11:03 in Cancun, it's 00:03 in Sanggata-Timor Island.
With a 13-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)
- [Sanggata Airport (SGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sgq-sanggata-timor-island-sanggata-airport/1ef266df-ffd2-6cc4-aefd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)