Cancún (CUN) to Minneapolis (MSP)
Flight time
≈ 4h 10m
Bearing
349° N
Cancún (CUN) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 1,686 miles (2,714 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–MSP
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop CUN–MSP; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
313
April 2026
Seats
57,660
both directions
Passengers
44,844
both directions
Load factor
77.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CUN–MSP?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop CUN–MSP departures in April 2026 (216), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
216 departures · 39,604 seats
Share of departures69.0%82.6%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
96 departures · 17,856 seats
Share of departures30.7%66.8%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures0.3%92.0%
Load
What plane flies CUN–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 43% of CUN–MSP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
136 departures · 80.4% load
43.5% - Boeing 737-800
96 departures · 66.8% load
30.7% - Airbus A321
80 departures · 86.3% load
25.6% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 92.0% load
0.3%
How has CUN–MSP traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–MSP departures rose from 82 in May 2025 to 313 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–MSP traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
82 departures · 13,674 passengers
91.9%
Load
June 2025
74 departures · 12,712 passengers
91.9%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,978 passengers
93.6%
Load
August 2025
54 departures · 9,334 passengers
94.4%
Load
September 2025
45 departures · 6,912 passengers
85.3%
Load
October 2025
88 departures · 13,091 passengers
81.7%
Load
November 2025
166 departures · 23,373 passengers
80.4%
Load
December 2025
263 departures · 38,345 passengers
81.1%
Load
January 2026
400 departures · 62,536 passengers
85.1%
Load
February 2026
462 departures · 69,988 passengers
82.3%
Load
March 2026
542 departures · 83,094 passengers
83.1%
Load
April 2026
313 departures · 44,844 passengers
77.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CUN → MSP
90.6% full
157 departures · 26,202 passengers
MSP → CUN
64.9% full
156 departures · 18,642 passengers
Nonstop CUN–MSP 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
Minneapolis
US
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
Coordinates
44.88°N, 93.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cancún (CUN) from Minneapolis (MSP)?
CUN to MSP is 1,686 miles (2,714 km / 1,465 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to MSP?
A nonstop covers the 1,686-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–MSP?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (43.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–MSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,686-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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