# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Thumrait (TTH)

> 13,959 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,959 km / 8,673 mi / 7,537 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Oman
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 12:42 in Cancun, it's 21:42 in Thumrait)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,548 ft (TTH 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

### [Thumrait Air Base (TTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tth-thumrait-thumrait-air-base/1ef266df-8126-6236-bcee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thumrait, Oman
- ICAO: OOTH
- Timezone: Asia/Muscat
- Coordinates: 17.670000, 54.020000
- Elevation: 1,570 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 12:42 in Cancun, it's 21:42 in Thumrait.
With a 9-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)
- [Thumrait Air Base (TTH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tth-thumrait-thumrait-air-base/1ef266df-8126-6236-bcee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)