Cancún (CUN) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 3h 55m
Bearing
27° NE
Cancún (CUN) to New York (JFK) is 1,557 miles (2,506 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop CUN–JFK; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 35% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
446
April 2026
Seats
80,416
both directions
Passengers
65,624
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CUN–JFK?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop CUN–JFK departures in April 2026 (226), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- B6
JetBlue Airways
226 departures · 38,320 seats
Share of departures50.7%81.6%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
120 departures · 23,275 seats
Share of departures26.9%83.9%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
90 departures · 15,884 seats
Share of departures20.2%81.6%
Load
- N8
National Airlines
6 departures · 1,740 seats
Share of departures1.3%73.6%
Load
- X9
Omni Air International
2 departures · 830 seats
Share of departures0.4%28.4%
Load
- AM
Aeroméxico
1 departures · 181 seats
Share of departures0.2%98.3%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.2%97.3%
Load
What plane flies CUN–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 35% of CUN–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
158 departures · 83.2% load
35.4% - Airbus A320
142 departures · 81.6% load
31.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
66 departures · 81.3% load
14.8% - Airbus A321
24 departures · 78.1% load
5.4% - Airbus A220-300
22 departures · 87.5% load
4.9% - Boeing 737-800
21 departures · 86.9% load
4.7% - Airbus A330-200
6 departures · 73.6% load
1.4% - Boeing 777-200
6 departures · 51.8% load
1.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 98.3% load
0.2%
How has CUN–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–JFK departures rose from 339 in May 2025 to 446 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
339 departures · 56,154 passengers
90.7%
Load
June 2025
334 departures · 52,920 passengers
88.0%
Load
July 2025
374 departures · 63,945 passengers
95.9%
Load
August 2025
379 departures · 65,275 passengers
96.0%
Load
September 2025
230 departures · 35,976 passengers
82.5%
Load
October 2025
235 departures · 38,666 passengers
86.8%
Load
November 2025
324 departures · 49,996 passengers
86.3%
Load
December 2025
411 departures · 61,597 passengers
84.9%
Load
January 2026
404 departures · 64,590 passengers
90.5%
Load
February 2026
410 departures · 62,502 passengers
87.0%
Load
March 2026
431 departures · 59,152 passengers
75.2%
Load
April 2026
446 departures · 65,624 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CUN → JFK
85.7% full
224 departures · 34,618 passengers
JFK → CUN
77.5% full
222 departures · 31,006 passengers
Nonstop CUN–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 New York (JFK)?
CUN to JFK is 1,557 miles (2,506 km / 1,353 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 1,557-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (35.4%), followed by the Airbus A320 (31.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,557-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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