# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Timaru Airport (TIU)

> 12,549 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,549 km / 7,797 mi / 6,776 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 02:26 in Cancun, it's 19:26 in Timaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 67 ft (TIU 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

### [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timaru Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.300000, 171.230000
- Elevation: 89 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 02:26 in Cancun, it's 19:26 in Timaru Airport.
With a 17-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)
- [Timaru Airport (TIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiu-timaru-airport/1ef266df-7804-6950-b03f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)