Cancún (CUN) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 3h 04m
Bearing
24° NE
Cancún (CUN) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 1,136 miles (1,828 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CUN–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–RDU; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
179
both directions
Passengers
156
both directions
Load factor
87.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–RDU?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–RDU in July 2026 (1 departures).
- UA
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.2%
Load
What plane flies CUN–RDU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of CUN–RDU departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 87.2% load
100.0%
How has CUN–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–RDU departures held steady at about 1 a month between September 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
1 departures · 105 passengers
64.8%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
12 departures · 1,293 passengers
65.1%
Load
December 2025
38 departures · 4,686 passengers
73.2%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 5,788 passengers
55.4%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 6,061 passengers
62.7%
Load
March 2026
67 departures · 7,583 passengers
64.6%
Load
April 2026
32 departures · 3,664 passengers
64.7%
Load
May 2026
2 departures · 137 passengers
32.9%
Load
June 2026
1 departures · 149 passengers
78.4%
Load
July 2026
1 departures · 156 passengers
87.2%
Load
Nonstop CUN–RDU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
CUN to RDU is 1,136 miles (1,828 km / 987 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CUN to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 1,136-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CUN–RDU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CUN–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,136-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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