- Great circle
- 1,285 km
- 798 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 2h 06m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 21.0°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 3.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 231st longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Mexico City the path crosses Mexico, then 639 km of open water, then Mexico.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 21.0°N, 100% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: east out of Mexico City, east into Cancún. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
MEX
Mexico City Benito Juárez
Mexico City, Mexico · North America
19.4°N, 99.1°W
Mexico City to Cancún, asked and answered
- How far is Mexico City to Cancún?
- Mexico City to Cancún (MEX to CUN) is 1,285 km, or 798 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Mexico City to Cancún?
- About 2h 06m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Mexico City to Cancún flight take?
- The great circle passes over Mexico, then 639 km of open water, then Mexico. It reaches 21.0°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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