Nonstop flight route between Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Daegu, South Korea:
Departure Airport:
(21°2'12"N by 86°52'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°53'39"N by 128°39'32"E)
Distance from CUN to TAE:
7,868.37 miles (12,662.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cancún International Airport (CUN), Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Daegu International Airport (TAE), Daegu, South Korea would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,868 miles (or 12,663 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cancún International Airport and Daegu International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cancún International Airport and Daegu International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUN / MMUN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°2'12"N by 86°52'36"W |
| Area Served: | Cancún |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CUN |
| More Information: | CUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAE / RKTN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Daegu, South Korea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°53'39"N by 128°39'32"E |
| Area Served: | Daegu |
| Operator/Owner: | Korea Airports Coorporation, Republic of Korea Airforce |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAE |
| More Information: | TAE Maps & Info |
Facts about Cancún International Airport (CUN):
- In addition to being known as "Cancún International Airport", another name for CUN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún".
- The furthest airport from Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3, a new runway, and a new control tower.
- Cancún International Airport (CUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cancún International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cancún International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, together with Cozumel International Airport, Mérida International Airport, Veracruz International Airport, Villahermosa International Airport and Xoxocotlán International Airport among others.
- The closest airport to Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cozumel International Airport (CZM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CUN.
- Cancún International Airport is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula.
Facts about Daegu International Airport (TAE):
- In addition to being known as "Daegu International Airport", other names for TAE include "대구국제공항 大邱國際空港", "Daegu Gukje Gonghang" and "Taegu Kukche Konghang".
- Daegu International Airport handled 1,084,585 passengers last year.
- Because of Daegu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Daegu International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Pohang Airport (KPO), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of TAE.
- MH-53J at Taegu in 1993
- Casualties being loaded onto a C-54 in 1951
- The furthest airport from Daegu International Airport (TAE) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is nearly antipodal to Daegu International Airport (meaning Daegu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- Taegu Airfield was abandoned in the face of Korean People's Army assault on Taegu in mid-August 1950, but USAF units began reoccuppying the base on 23 September 1950.
- Daegu International Airport (TAE) has 2 runways.
- The parking lot at the airport can accommodate about 1,097 cars.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 36.20 miles (58.26 km) S | Cozumel International Airport (CZM) | Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 104.95 miles (168.90 km) WSW | Chichen Itza International Airport (CZA) | Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 179.52 miles (288.91 km) W | Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID) | Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico | |
| 4 | 198.72 miles (319.81 km) SSW | Chetumal International Airport (CTM) | Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | |
| 5 | 202.41 miles (325.74 km) SSW | Sarteneja Airport (SJX) | Sarteneja, Belize | |
| 6 | 208.78 miles (336.00 km) SSW | Corozal Airport (CZH) | Corozal, Belize | |
| 7 | 226.25 miles (364.12 km) ENE | La Coloma Airport (LCL) | La Coloma, Cuba | |
| 8 | 227.23 miles (365.69 km) SSW | San Pedro Airport (SPR) | San Pedro, Belize | |
| 9 | 240.17 miles (386.51 km) SSW | Caye Caulker Airport (CUK) | Caye Caulker, Belize | |
| 10 | 242.65 miles (390.51 km) SSW | Caye Chapel Airport (CYC) | Caye Chapel, Belize | |
| 11 | 249.28 miles (401.17 km) WSW | Ing. Alberto Acuña Ongay International Airport (CPE) | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico | |
| 12 | 257.89 miles (415.04 km) SSW | Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA) | Belize City, Belize | |
| 13 | 259.05 miles (416.90 km) SSW | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize | |
| 14 | 268.94 miles (432.82 km) ENE | Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport Rafael Cabrera Airport (GER) | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | |
| 15 | 293.75 miles (472.74 km) SSW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.13 miles (18,955.02 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,327.40 miles (18,229.63 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,104.18 miles (17,870.40 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,099.39 miles (17,862.69 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,098.43 miles (17,861.15 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,088.80 miles (17,845.65 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,078.90 miles (17,829.72 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,065.02 miles (17,807.37 km) SW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,063.06 miles (17,804.23 km) SW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,061.96 miles (17,802.45 km) SW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,055.39 miles (17,791.88 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,053.07 miles (17,788.15 km) SW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,041.33 miles (17,769.25 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,031.59 miles (17,753.58 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,026.94 miles (17,746.10 km) SW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.08 miles (69.33 km) E | Pohang Airport (KPO) | Pohang, South Korea | |
| 2 | 51.82 miles (83.40 km) SSE | Gimhae International Airport (PUS) | Busan, South Korea | |
| 3 | 53.71 miles (86.44 km) NNW | Yecheon Air Base (YEC) | Yecheon, South Korea | |
| 4 | 64.77 miles (104.23 km) SSW | Sacheon Airport (HIN) | Sacheon, South Korea | |
| 5 | 86.01 miles (138.41 km) NW | Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) | Cheong ju, South Korea | |
| 6 | 113.48 miles (182.63 km) NNW | Wonju Airport (WJU) | Wonju, South Korea | |
| 7 | 114.35 miles (184.03 km) W | Gunsan Airport (KUV) | Gunsan, South Korea | |
| 8 | 116.79 miles (187.95 km) WSW | Gwangju Airport (KWJ) | Gwangju (Kwangju), South Korea | |
| 9 | 129.42 miles (208.28 km) N | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| 10 | 137.20 miles (220.80 km) NW | Seoul Air Base (SSN) | Seongnam, South Korea | |
| 11 | 150.52 miles (242.23 km) WSW | Mokpo Airport (MPK) | Mokpo, South Korea | |
| 12 | 154.66 miles (248.90 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 13 | 154.66 miles (248.90 km) NW | Gimpo International Airport (SEL) | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | 155.38 miles (250.06 km) N | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 15 | 161.40 miles (259.75 km) SSE | Iki Airport (IKI) | Iki, Iki Island, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,213.52 miles (19,655.71 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 12,183.75 miles (19,607.80 km) SE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 3 | 12,169.21 miles (19,584.39 km) S | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,162.71 miles (19,573.94 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 12,142.59 miles (19,541.55 km) SSE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,141.25 miles (19,539.41 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 7 | 12,107.88 miles (19,485.70 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,095.27 miles (19,465.40 km) ESE | Santa Bernardina International Airport (DZO) | Durazno, Durazno, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 12,094.58 miles (19,464.29 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 12,087.31 miles (19,452.59 km) SSE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,064.88 miles (19,416.50 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,062.47 miles (19,412.61 km) E | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,060.43 miles (19,409.33 km) ESE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 12,047.96 miles (19,389.26 km) SE | Tacuarembó Airport (TAW) | Tacuarembó, Tacuarembó, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 12,042.49 miles (19,380.46 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |