# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Mendoza (MDZ)

> 6,291 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,291 km / 3,909 mi / 3,397 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 162° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 11:35 in Cancun, it's 13:35 in Mendoza)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,288 ft (MDZ 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

### [El Plumerillo Airport (MDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdz-mendoza-el-plumerillo-airport/1ef266df-91bc-6a78-acf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mendoza, Argentina
- ICAO: SAME
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Mendoza
- Coordinates: -32.830000, -68.790000
- Elevation: 2,310 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 11:35 in Cancun, it's 13:35 in Mendoza.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [El Plumerillo Airport (MDZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdz-mendoza-el-plumerillo-airport/1ef266df-91bc-6a78-acf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)