# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Pemba / Porto Amelia (POL)

> 14,375 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,375 km / 8,932 mi / 7,762 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:02 in Cancun, it's 18:02 in Pemba / Porto Amelia)
- **Elevation difference**: 309 ft (POL 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

### [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pemba / Porto Amelia, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQPB
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -12.990000, 40.520000
- Elevation: 331 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 11:02 in Cancun, it's 18:02 in Pemba / Porto Amelia.
With a 7-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)
- [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)