# Distance from Arica (ARI) to Cancun (CUN)

> 4,736 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,736 km / 2,943 mi / 2,557 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:26 in Arica, it's 23:26 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 145 ft (CUN is lower than ARI)

## Airports

### [Chacalluta Airport (ARI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ari-arica-chacalluta-airport/1ef266df-979e-66bc-a21c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arica, Chile
- ICAO: SCAR
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -18.350000, -70.340000
- Elevation: 167 ft

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:26 in Arica, it's 23:26 in Cancun.

## Related

- [Chacalluta Airport (ARI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ari-arica-chacalluta-airport/1ef266df-979e-66bc-a21c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)