Cancún (CUN) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 23m
Bearing
320° NW
Cancún (CUN) to Houston (HOU) is 792 miles (1,275 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 58% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
202
July 2026
Seats
33,336
both directions
Passengers
31,698
both directions
Load factor
95.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–HOU in July 2026 (202 departures).
- WN
202 departures · 33,336 seats
Share of departures100.0%95.1%
Load
What plane flies CUN–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 58% of CUN–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
118 departures · 95.3% load
58.4% - Boeing 737-700
53 departures · 94.6% load
26.2% - Boeing 737-800
31 departures · 95.0% load
15.3%
How has CUN–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–HOU departures rose from 189 in August 2025 to 202 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
189 departures · 25,162 passengers
88.1%
Load
September 2025
180 departures · 21,944 passengers
82.3%
Load
October 2025
184 departures · 22,501 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
177 departures · 19,737 passengers
75.2%
Load
December 2025
188 departures · 19,664 passengers
71.0%
Load
January 2026
186 departures · 19,644 passengers
72.8%
Load
February 2026
168 departures · 16,645 passengers
69.5%
Load
March 2026
185 departures · 16,999 passengers
60.1%
Load
April 2026
181 departures · 19,126 passengers
69.3%
Load
May 2026
169 departures · 22,088 passengers
84.3%
Load
June 2026
194 departures · 28,931 passengers
90.7%
Load
July 2026
202 departures · 31,698 passengers
95.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CUN → HOU
95.8% full
101 departures · 15,759 passengers
HOU → CUN
94.4% full
101 departures · 15,939 passengers
Nonstop CUN–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Houston (HOU)?
CUN to HOU is 792 miles (1,275 km / 689 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 792-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (58.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (26.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 792-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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