# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Melo (MLZ)

> 6,877 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,877 km / 4,273 mi / 3,713 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 149° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 325° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 21:48 in Cancun, it's 23:48 in Melo)
- **Elevation difference**: 342 ft (MLZ 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

### [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMO
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.340000, -54.220000
- Elevation: 364 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 21:48 in Cancun, it's 23:48 in Melo.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlz-melo-cerro-largo-international-airport/1ef266df-ce8b-6a4e-b445-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)