# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Puntarenas (DRK)

> 1,413 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,413 km / 878 mi / 763 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Costa Rica
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 11:28 in Cancun, it's 10:28 in Puntarenas)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (DRK is lower 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

### [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRDK
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 8.720000, -83.640000
- Elevation: 12 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:28 in Cancun, it's 10:28 in Puntarenas.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Drake Bay Airport (DRK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/drk-puntarenas-drake-bay-airport/1ef266df-658e-619a-b860-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)