Cancún (CUN) to Kansas City (MCI)
Flight time
≈ 3h 29m
Bearing
342° N
Cancún (CUN) to Kansas City (MCI) is 1,344 miles (2,164 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–MCI
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–MCI; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 76% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
9,064
both directions
Passengers
8,048
both directions
Load factor
88.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–MCI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–MCI in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 9,064 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.8%
Load
What plane flies CUN–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 76% of CUN–MCI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
47 departures · 87.8% load
75.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 92.1% load
17.7% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 89.1% load
6.5%
How has CUN–MCI traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–MCI departures fell from 68 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–MCI traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
68 departures · 10,721 passengers
91.9%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 10,964 passengers
89.6%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 3,525 passengers
79.6%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 2,208 passengers
82.6%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 8,468 passengers
82.7%
Load
November 2025
71 departures · 9,870 passengers
79.8%
Load
December 2025
78 departures · 10,873 passengers
79.7%
Load
January 2026
92 departures · 12,871 passengers
84.6%
Load
February 2026
80 departures · 11,123 passengers
85.8%
Load
March 2026
105 departures · 13,108 passengers
72.8%
Load
April 2026
71 departures · 8,508 passengers
78.4%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,048 passengers
88.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CUN → MCI
88.0% full
31 departures · 4,070 passengers
MCI → CUN
89.7% full
31 departures · 3,978 passengers
Nonstop CUN–MCI 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 Kansas City (MCI)?
CUN to MCI is 1,344 miles (2,164 km / 1,168 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to MCI?
A nonstop covers the 1,344-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–MCI?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (17.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–MCI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,344-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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