# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Galveston (GLS)

> 1,217 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,217 km / 756 mi / 657 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 19:54 in Cancun, it's 19:54 in Galveston)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (GLS 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

### [Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gls-galveston-scholes-international-at-galveston-airport/1ef266df-1e77-640a-b9e9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galveston, United States
- ICAO: KGLS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 29.270000, -94.860000
- Elevation: 6 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.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gls-galveston-scholes-international-at-galveston-airport/1ef266df-1e77-640a-b9e9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)