# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Kompiam Airport (KPM)

> 14,276 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,276 km / 8,871 mi / 7,708 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 04:59 in Cancun, it's 19:59 in Kompiam Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,078 ft (KPM 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

### [Kompiam Airport (KPM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpm-kompiam-airport/1ef266de-9aea-6c86-a5c0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kompiam Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.380000, 143.920000
- Elevation: 5,100 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 04:59 in Cancun, it's 19:59 in Kompiam Airport.
With a 15-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)
- [Kompiam Airport (KPM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpm-kompiam-airport/1ef266de-9aea-6c86-a5c0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)