# Distance from Atambua-Timor Island (ABU) to Cancun (CUN)

> 16,361 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,361 km / 10,166 mi / 8,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:11 in Atambua-Timor Island, it's 02:11 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,005 ft (CUN is lower than ABU)

## Airports

### [Haliwen Airport (ABU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abu-atambua-timor-island-haliwen-airport/1ef266df-ffb2-6082-b75a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atambua-Timor Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRKA
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -9.070000, 124.910000
- Elevation: 1,027 ft

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://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

## 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 15:11 in Atambua-Timor Island, it's 02:11 in Cancun.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Haliwen Airport (ABU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/abu-atambua-timor-island-haliwen-airport/1ef266df-ffb2-6082-b75a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)