# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Nouna (XNU)

> 8,790 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,790 km / 5,462 mi / 4,746 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 20:51 in Cancun, it's 01:51 in Nouna)
- **Elevation difference**: 864 ft (XNU 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

### [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouna, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFON
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.750000, -3.870000
- Elevation: 886 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:51 in Cancun, it's 01:51 in Nouna.
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)
- [Nouna Airport (XNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xnu-nouna-nouna-airport/1ef266de-b6f7-6456-823d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)