# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Gaoua (XGA)

> 8,945 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,945 km / 5,558 mi / 4,830 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:50 in Cancun, it's 14:50 in Gaoua)
- **Elevation difference**: 890 ft (XGA 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

### [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gaoua, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOG
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 10.300000, -3.250000
- Elevation: 912 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:50 in Cancun, it's 14:50 in Gaoua.
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)
- [Gaoua Airport (XGA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xga-gaoua-gaoua-airport/1ef266de-b6eb-67a0-8cde-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)