Cancun (CUN) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 2,324 km
- 1,444 mi · 1,255 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h / 3 h 46 min
- Average gate to gate: CUN → ORD / back
- Time difference
- 1 h / none
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 293 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (173 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 798,030
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +3.4%
- Flights / week
- 88
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 923,008 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- UA, AA, 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
- 358°
- Heading from ORD
- 177°
- Halfway point
- 31.52, -87.33
- Great-circle km
- 2,330 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CUN → ORD
- 3 h 21 min
- In the air ORD → CUN
- 3 h 10 min
- Clocks
- 1 h in January, none in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 48,137 |
| Sep 2025 | 31,583 |
| Oct 2025 | 47,671 |
| Nov 2025 | 65,788 |
| Dec 2025 | 83,454 |
| Jan 2026 | 88,293 |
| Feb 2026 | 86,683 |
| Mar 2026 | 94,035 |
| Apr 2026 | 70,384 |
| May 2026 | 62,533 |
| Jun 2026 | 59,488 |
| Jul 2026 | 59,981 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 279 |
| Sep 2025 | 206 |
| Oct 2025 | 272 |
| Nov 2025 | 361 |
| Dec 2025 | 476 |
| Jan 2026 | 481 |
| Feb 2026 | 458 |
| Mar 2026 | 536 |
| Apr 2026 | 454 |
| May 2026 | 390 |
| Jun 2026 | 337 |
| Jul 2026 | 347 |
Airlines flying CUN–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 36 | 43% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 32 | 35% |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 13 | 15% |
| NKSpirit Air Lines | 5.7 | 6% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 2.3 | 2% |
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 A321Neoxlr · 1,070 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 857 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 746 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 735 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 428 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 304 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 140 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 125 flights
Also carried: 158 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,330 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 Chicago
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More routes from CUN
More routes from ORD
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA | 1,180 km | 2,736,902 |
| ORD → LAX | 2,808 km | 2,332,419 |
| ORD → SFO | 2,971 km | 1,976,484 |
| ORD → DEN | 1,430 km | 1,974,190 |
| ORD → MCO | 1,617 km | 1,924,694 |
| ORD → DFW | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| ORD → BOS | 1,395 km | 1,886,038 |
| ORD → EWR | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| ORD → IAH | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| ORD → PHX | 2,317 km | 1,706,053 |