# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Hickory (HKY)

> 1,720 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,720 km / 1,069 mi / 929 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 200° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 12:27 in Cancun, it's 13:27 in Hickory)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,168 ft (HKY 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

### [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hickory, United States
- ICAO: KHKY
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.740000, -81.390000
- Elevation: 1,190 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 12:27 in Cancun, it's 13:27 in Hickory.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hky-hickory-hickory-regional-airport/1ef266df-20c7-62a0-a831-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)