# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Tokunoshima (TKN)

> 13,358 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,358 km / 8,301 mi / 7,213 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 08:10 in Cancun, it's 22:10 in Tokunoshima)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (TKN is lower 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

### [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tokunoshima, Japan
- ICAO: RJKN
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 27.840000, 128.880000
- Elevation: 17 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 08:10 in Cancun, it's 22:10 in Tokunoshima.
With a 14-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)
- [Tokunoshima Airport (TKN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tkn-tokunoshima-tokunoshima-airport/1ef266df-8c05-6b66-befd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)