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Cancun (CUN) – Madrid (MAD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,972 km
4,954 mi · 4,305 nm
Flight time
10 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
6 h / 7 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
932 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (551 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
383,570
2024 · +0.0%
Flights / week
21
Both directions, average
Seats filled
94%
409,776 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_es), reported by the airport in Spain, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from CUN to MADCUNMAD
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CUN
53°
Heading from MAD
282°
Halfway point
38.48, -50.39
Great-circle km
7,960 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
6 h in January, 7 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 49,976 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug50KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202426,461
Feb 202422,440
Mar 202426,734
Apr 202428,158
May 202426,520
Jun 202434,014
Jul 202446,266
Aug 202449,976
Sep 202433,672
Oct 202430,042
Nov 202429,140
Dec 202430,147
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 135 flights
050100150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug135SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 202475
Feb 202465
Mar 202476
Apr 202478
May 202478
Jun 202498
Jul 2024126
Aug 2024135
Sep 202498
Oct 202486
Nov 202481
Dec 202486

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,960 km.

CUN Cancun → MAD Madrid

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

MAD Madrid → CUN Cancun

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

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.

More routes from CUN

Route Distance Passengers / year
CUN → DFW1,654 km 978,093
CUN → ORD2,324 km 798,030
CUN → ATL1,416 km 732,284
CUN → IAH1,305 km 669,542
CUN → JFK2,501 km 647,999
CUN → LAX3,410 km 525,245
CUN → DEN2,686 km 490,393
CUN → MIA854 km 466,106
CUN → EWR2,488 km 456,223
CUN → CLT1,674 km 444,706

More routes from MAD

Route Distance Passengers / year
MAD → PMI549 km 2,206,891
MAD → BCN484 km 2,036,488
MAD → FCO1,334 km 1,977,438
MAD → LPA1,765 km 1,970,045
MAD → LIS514 km 1,906,228
MAD → TFN1,771 km 1,785,863
MAD → ORY1,028 km 1,585,160
MAD → LHR1,243 km 1,550,044
MAD → BOG8,033 km 1,546,093
MAD → AMS1,459 km 1,228,527

Questions

Cancun (CUN) and Madrid (MAD) are 7,972 km (4,954 miles, 4,305 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.