# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Tongoa Island (TGH)

> 12,143 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,143 km / 7,545 mi / 6,557 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 22:09 in Cancun, it's 14:09 in Tongoa Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 421 ft (TGH 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

### [Tongoa Island Airport (TGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgh-tongoa-island-tongoa-island-airport/1ef266df-74ae-6210-a5cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tongoa Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVST
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -16.890000, 168.550000
- Elevation: 443 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 22:09 in Cancun, it's 14:09 in Tongoa Island.
With a 16-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)
- [Tongoa Island Airport (TGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tgh-tongoa-island-tongoa-island-airport/1ef266df-74ae-6210-a5cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)