# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Colonia (CYR)

> 6,896 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,896 km / 4,285 mi / 3,724 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 153° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 329° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 19:56 in Cancun, it's 21:56 in Colonia)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (CYR is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [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

### [Laguna de Los Patos International Airport (CYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyr-colonia-laguna-de-los-patos-international-airport/1ef266df-ce76-6a04-a6f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colonia, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUCA
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.460000, -57.770000
- Elevation: 66 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 19:56 in Cancun, it's 21:56 in Colonia.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Laguna de Los Patos International Airport (CYR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyr-colonia-laguna-de-los-patos-international-airport/1ef266df-ce76-6a04-a6f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)