# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Pama (XPA)

> 9,314 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,314 km / 5,787 mi / 5,029 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:05 in Cancun, it's 04:05 in Pama)
- **Elevation difference**: 677 ft (XPA 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

### [Pama Airport (XPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xpa-pama-pama-airport/1ef266de-b6be-6ae8-b741-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pama, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEP
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.250000, 0.700000
- Elevation: 699 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 23:05 in Cancun, it's 04:05 in Pama.
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)
- [Pama Airport (XPA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/xpa-pama-pama-airport/1ef266de-b6be-6ae8-b741-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)