# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 6,100 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,100 km / 3,791 mi / 3,294 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 05:09 in Cancun, it's 10:09 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 237 ft (PDL 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

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 05:09 in Cancun, it's 10:09 in Ponta Delgada.
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)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)