Cancún (CUN) to Miami (MIA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
51° NE
Cancún (CUN) to Miami (MIA) is 531 miles (855 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–MIA
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop CUN–MIA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
205
May 2026
Seats
37,042
both directions
Passengers
32,772
both directions
Load factor
88.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–MIA?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop CUN–MIA departures in May 2026 (204), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- AA
204 departures · 36,876 seats
Share of departures99.5%88.6%
Load
- AM
Aeroméxico
1 departures · 166 seats
Share of departures0.5%50.6%
Load
What plane flies CUN–MIA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 55% of CUN–MIA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
112 departures · 89.7% load
54.6% - Airbus A321neo
52 departures · 87.2% load
25.4% - Airbus A321
30 departures · 90.0% load
14.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 78.2% load
5.4%
How has CUN–MIA traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–MIA departures fell from 321 in June 2025 to 205 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–MIA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
321 departures · 52,339 passengers
85.3%
Load
July 2025
335 departures · 53,055 passengers
82.9%
Load
August 2025
291 departures · 45,351 passengers
88.1%
Load
September 2025
243 departures · 32,714 passengers
78.2%
Load
October 2025
241 departures · 35,572 passengers
84.0%
Load
November 2025
270 departures · 37,635 passengers
73.1%
Load
December 2025
312 departures · 41,429 passengers
71.7%
Load
January 2026
348 departures · 47,005 passengers
77.7%
Load
February 2026
306 departures · 40,361 passengers
74.7%
Load
March 2026
339 departures · 40,857 passengers
68.3%
Load
April 2026
270 departures · 36,126 passengers
75.3%
Load
May 2026
205 departures · 32,772 passengers
88.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → CUN
88.7% full
103 departures · 16,505 passengers
CUN → MIA
88.2% full
102 departures · 16,267 passengers
Nonstop CUN–MIA 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 Miami (MIA)?
CUN to MIA is 531 miles (855 km / 461 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to MIA?
A nonstop covers the 531-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–MIA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (54.6%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (25.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–MIA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 531-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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