Cancún (CUN) to McAllen (MFE)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
298° NW
Cancún (CUN) to McAllen (MFE) is 802 miles (1,290 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–MFE
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn October 2025, Volaris was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–MFE; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 43% full.
Departures
14
October 2025
Seats
2,542
both directions
Passengers
1,093
both directions
Load factor
43.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CUN–MFE?
Volaris was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–MFE in October 2025 (14 departures).
- Y4
Volaris
14 departures · 2,542 seats
Share of departures100.0%43.0%
Load
What plane flies CUN–MFE?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320neo flew 100% of CUN–MFE departures.
- Airbus A320neo
14 departures · 43.0% load
100.0%
How has CUN–MFE traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–MFE departures fell from 18 in May 2025 to 14 in October 2025.
Monthly nonstop CUN–MFE traffic, trailing 12 months through October 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
18 departures · 1,155 passengers
35.5%
Load
June 2025
19 departures · 1,990 passengers
57.6%
Load
July 2025
19 departures · 2,236 passengers
65.4%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 1,783 passengers
54.3%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 999 passengers
34.1%
Load
October 2025
14 departures · 1,093 passengers
43.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CUN → MFE
40.2% full
7 departures · 511 passengers
MFE → CUN
45.8% full
7 departures · 582 passengers
Nonstop CUN–MFE traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through October 2025; 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 McAllen (MFE)?
CUN to MFE is 802 miles (1,290 km / 697 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to MFE?
A nonstop covers the 802-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–MFE?
In October 2025, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–MFE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 802-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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