# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Kowanyama (KWM)

> 14,862 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,862 km / 9,235 mi / 8,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 07:53 in Cancun, it's 22:53 in Kowanyama)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (KWM 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

### [Kowanyama Airport (KWM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kwm-kowanyama-kowanyama-airport/1ef266e0-101e-6eb6-bf27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kowanyama, Australia
- ICAO: YKOW
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -15.490000, 141.750000
- Elevation: 35 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 07:53 in Cancun, it's 22:53 in Kowanyama.
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)
- [Kowanyama Airport (KWM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kwm-kowanyama-kowanyama-airport/1ef266e0-101e-6eb6-bf27-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)