# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Aribinda (XAR)

> 9,040 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,040 km / 5,617 mi / 4,881 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 03:07 in Cancun, it's 08:07 in Aribinda)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,100 ft (XAR 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

### [Aribinda Airport (XAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xar-aribinda-aribinda-airport/1ef266de-b710-62da-80a6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aribinda, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOY
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.220000, -0.880000
- Elevation: 1,122 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 03:07 in Cancun, it's 08:07 in Aribinda.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aribinda Airport (XAR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xar-aribinda-aribinda-airport/1ef266de-b710-62da-80a6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)