# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sibolga-Sumatra Island (FLZ)

> 17,425 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,425 km / 10,827 mi / 9,409 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12h (When it's 12:50 in Cancun, it's 00:50 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (FLZ is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [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

### [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sibolga-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMS
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.560000, 98.890000
- Elevation: 43 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 12:50 in Cancun, it's 00:50 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)