Cancun (CUN) – Houston (IAH)
- Distance
- 1,305 km
- 811 mi · 705 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 27 min / 2 h 18 min
- Average gate to gate: CUN → IAH / back
- Time difference
- 1 h / none
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 164 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (97 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 669,542
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.2%
- Flights / week
- 92
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 873,167 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- UA, NK, F9
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CUN
- 321°
- Heading from IAH
- 137°
- Halfway point
- 25.58, -90.95
- Great-circle km
- 1,307 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CUN → IAH
- 1 h 58 min
- In the air IAH → CUN
- 1 h 48 min
- Clocks
- 1 h in January, none in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 72,575 |
| Sep 2025 | 43,762 |
| Oct 2025 | 53,349 |
| Nov 2025 | 52,906 |
| Dec 2025 | 55,076 |
| Jan 2026 | 46,854 |
| Feb 2026 | 43,047 |
| Mar 2026 | 57,703 |
| Apr 2026 | 44,224 |
| May 2026 | 51,186 |
| Jun 2026 | 72,209 |
| Jul 2026 | 76,651 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 480 |
| Sep 2025 | 342 |
| Oct 2025 | 372 |
| Nov 2025 | 410 |
| Dec 2025 | 427 |
| Jan 2026 | 370 |
| Feb 2026 | 324 |
| Mar 2026 | 470 |
| Apr 2026 | 363 |
| May 2026 | 346 |
| Jun 2026 | 422 |
| Jul 2026 | 436 |
Airlines flying CUN–IAH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 78 | 85% |
| NKSpirit Air Lines | 8.3 | 8% |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 5.1 | 7% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 0.3 | 0% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 2,424 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 1,582 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 239 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 206 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 169 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 97 flights
- Boeing 737-900 · 30 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 7 flights
Also carried: 56 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,307 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Cancun and Houston
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More routes from CUN
More routes from IAH
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| IAH → ORD | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| IAH → DEN | 1,387 km | 1,641,444 |
| IAH → LAX | 2,219 km | 1,544,652 |
| IAH → ATL | 1,109 km | 1,430,755 |
| IAH → DFW | 361 km | 1,257,452 |
| IAH → SFO | 2,632 km | 1,223,236 |
| IAH → MCO | 1,375 km | 1,147,728 |
| IAH → EWR | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| IAH → LGA | 2,279 km | 1,049,227 |
| IAH → LAS | 1,966 km | 1,028,809 |