Cancún (CUN) to Detroit (DTW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 45m
Bearing
7° N
Cancún (CUN) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,477 miles (2,377 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–DTW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–DTW; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 83% of departures; flights ran 96% full.
Departures
72
May 2026
Seats
13,082
both directions
Passengers
12,523
both directions
Load factor
95.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–DTW?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–DTW in May 2026 (72 departures).
- DL
72 departures · 13,082 seats
Share of departures100.0%95.7%
Load
What plane flies CUN–DTW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 83% of CUN–DTW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
60 departures · 95.2% load
83.3% - Airbus A321
10 departures · 98.1% load
13.9% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 99.7% load
2.8%
How has CUN–DTW traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–DTW departures fell from 160 in June 2025 to 72 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–DTW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
160 departures · 26,874 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2025
154 departures · 24,804 passengers
87.1%
Load
August 2025
132 departures · 22,149 passengers
91.8%
Load
September 2025
70 departures · 10,498 passengers
80.3%
Load
October 2025
68 departures · 11,259 passengers
91.7%
Load
November 2025
131 departures · 20,406 passengers
85.8%
Load
December 2025
235 departures · 34,569 passengers
80.8%
Load
January 2026
263 departures · 39,144 passengers
79.6%
Load
February 2026
246 departures · 38,848 passengers
84.5%
Load
March 2026
307 departures · 42,022 passengers
74.3%
Load
April 2026
123 departures · 21,005 passengers
91.8%
Load
May 2026
72 departures · 12,523 passengers
95.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CUN → DTW
97.1% full
36 departures · 6,350 passengers
DTW → CUN
94.3% full
36 departures · 6,173 passengers
Nonstop CUN–DTW 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 Cancún (CUN) from Detroit (DTW)?
CUN to DTW is 1,477 miles (2,377 km / 1,284 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to DTW?
A nonstop covers the 1,477-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–DTW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (83.3%), followed by the Airbus A321 (13.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–DTW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,477-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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