# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sekondi-Takoradi (TKD)

> 9,306 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,306 km / 5,782 mi / 5,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Ghana
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:42 in Cancun, it's 04:42 in Sekondi-Takoradi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (TKD is lower 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

### [Takoradi Airport (TKD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkd-sekondi-takoradi-takoradi-airport/1ef266de-b731-669c-8da3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
- ICAO: DGTK
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 4.900000, -1.770000
- Elevation: 21 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 23:42 in Cancun, it's 04:42 in Sekondi-Takoradi.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Takoradi Airport (TKD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tkd-sekondi-takoradi-takoradi-airport/1ef266de-b731-669c-8da3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)