Cancun (CUN) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 2,501 km
- 1,554 mi · 1,351 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 50 min / 4 h 12 min
- Average gate to gate: CUN → JFK / back
- Time difference
- none / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 315 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (186 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 647,999
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −9.3%
- Flights / week
- 81
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 753,446 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- B6, DL, AA
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
- 27°
- Heading from JFK
- 214°
- Halfway point
- 31.01, -81.00
- Great-circle km
- 2,506 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CUN → JFK
- 3 h 17 min
- In the air JFK → CUN
- 3 h 34 min
- Clocks
- none in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 65,275 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,976 |
| Oct 2025 | 38,666 |
| Nov 2025 | 49,996 |
| Dec 2025 | 61,597 |
| Jan 2026 | 64,590 |
| Feb 2026 | 62,502 |
| Mar 2026 | 59,152 |
| Apr 2026 | 63,749 |
| May 2026 | 49,528 |
| Jun 2026 | 44,601 |
| Jul 2026 | 52,367 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 379 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 |
| Oct 2025 | 235 |
| Nov 2025 | 324 |
| Dec 2025 | 411 |
| Jan 2026 | 404 |
| Feb 2026 | 410 |
| Mar 2026 | 431 |
| Apr 2026 | 436 |
| May 2026 | 339 |
| Jun 2026 | 292 |
| Jul 2026 | 297 |
Airlines flying CUN–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| B6JetBlue Airways | 43 | 52% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 20 | 27% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 18 | 21% |
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
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1,164 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 1,146 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 801 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 640 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 274 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 133 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 26 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 4 flights
Also carried: 477 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,506 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 New York
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More routes from CUN
More routes from JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |