# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)

> 8,351 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,351 km / 5,189 mi / 4,509 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 12:36 in Cancun, it's 18:36 in Tafaraoui Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 345 ft (TAF 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

### [Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taf-tafaraoui-airport/1ef266de-b5a5-69c2-8572-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tafaraoui Airport, Algeria
- ICAO: DAOL
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 35.540000, -0.530000
- Elevation: 367 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 12:36 in Cancun, it's 18:36 in Tafaraoui Airport.
With a 6-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)
- [Tafaraoui Airport (TAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/taf-tafaraoui-airport/1ef266de-b5a5-69c2-8572-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)