Charlotte (CLT) to Cancún (CUN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 53m
Bearing
202° S
Charlotte (CLT) to Cancún (CUN) is 1,043 miles (1,679 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLT–CUN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLT–CUN; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
208
May 2026
Seats
39,544
both directions
Passengers
34,606
both directions
Load factor
87.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CLT–CUN?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLT–CUN in May 2026 (208 departures).
- AA
208 departures · 39,544 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.5%
Load
What plane flies CLT–CUN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 93% of CLT–CUN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
194 departures · 87.4% load
93.3% - Airbus A321neo
14 departures · 88.8% load
6.7%
How has CLT–CUN traffic changed?
Nonstop CLT–CUN departures fell from 232 in June 2025 to 208 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLT–CUN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
232 departures · 41,557 passengers
94.3%
Load
July 2025
242 departures · 42,478 passengers
92.4%
Load
August 2025
186 departures · 32,789 passengers
92.8%
Load
September 2025
178 departures · 25,280 passengers
74.8%
Load
October 2025
212 departures · 34,536 passengers
85.7%
Load
November 2025
218 departures · 33,533 passengers
80.9%
Load
December 2025
266 departures · 41,278 passengers
81.7%
Load
January 2026
238 departures · 37,741 passengers
83.4%
Load
February 2026
242 departures · 39,591 passengers
86.0%
Load
March 2026
320 departures · 46,730 passengers
75.8%
Load
April 2026
236 departures · 36,308 passengers
81.2%
Load
May 2026
208 departures · 34,606 passengers
87.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CLT → CUN
88.9% full
104 departures · 17,571 passengers
CUN → CLT
86.2% full
104 departures · 17,035 passengers
Nonstop CLT–CUN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cancún
MX
Cancún International Airport
Coordinates
21.04°N, 86.87°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Charlotte (CLT) from Cancún (CUN)?
CLT to CUN is 1,043 miles (1,679 km / 907 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLT to CUN?
A nonstop covers the 1,043-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 53m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLT–CUN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (93.3%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLT–CUN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,043-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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