# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW)

> 5,635 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,635 km / 3,501 mi / 3,043 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:40 in Cancun, it's 11:40 in Santa Cruz das Flores)
- **Elevation difference**: 90 ft (FLW 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

### [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
- ICAO: LPFL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 39.460000, -31.130000
- Elevation: 112 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 06:40 in Cancun, it's 11:40 in Santa Cruz das Flores.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)