# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sayaboury (ZBY)

> 15,440 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,440 km / 9,594 mi / 8,337 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Laos
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 21:47 in Cancun, it's 09:47 in Sayaboury)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,225 ft (ZBY 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

### [Sayaboury Airport (ZBY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zby-sayaboury-sayaboury-airport/1ef266df-f28e-6e00-acc9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sayaboury, Laos
- ICAO: VLSB
- Timezone: Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates: 19.230000, 101.730000
- Elevation: 1,247 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 21:47 in Cancun, it's 09:47 in Sayaboury.
With a 12-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)
- [Sayaboury Airport (ZBY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zby-sayaboury-sayaboury-airport/1ef266df-f28e-6e00-acc9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)