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 May 2026, Frontier Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CUN–RDU; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 33% full.
Departures
2
May 2026
Seats
416
both directions
Passengers
137
both directions
Load factor
32.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CUN–RDU?
Frontier Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CUN–RDU in May 2026 (2 departures).
- F9
2 departures · 416 seats
Share of departures100.0%32.9%
Load
What plane flies CUN–RDU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 50% of CUN–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
1 departures · 39.1% load
50.0% - Airbus A320neo
1 departures · 25.3% load
50.0%
How has CUN–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop CUN–RDU departures rose from 1 in July 2025 to 2 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CUN–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 17 passengers
9.5%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CUN → RDU
25.3% full
1 departures · 47 passengers
RDU → CUN
39.1% full
1 departures · 90 passengers
Nonstop CUN–RDU 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 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 May 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Airbus A320neo (50.0%).
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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