# Distance from Columbia (CUB) to Cancun (CUN)

> 1,549 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,549 km / 963 mi / 837 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 203° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mexico
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 06:50 in Columbia, it's 05:50 in Cancun)
- **Elevation difference**: 171 ft (CUN is lower than CUB)

## Airports

### [Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport (CUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cub-columbia-jim-hamilton-l-b-owens-airport/1ef266df-1549-6cb6-aee4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbia, United States
- ICAO: KCUB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 33.970000, -81.000000
- Elevation: 193 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:50 in Columbia, it's 05:50 in Cancun.

## Related

- [Jim Hamilton L B Owens Airport (CUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cub-columbia-jim-hamilton-l-b-owens-airport/1ef266df-1549-6cb6-aee4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)