# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Puerto Cabezas (PUZ)

> 861 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 861 km / 535 mi / 465 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 154° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Nicaragua
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 05:37 in Cancun, it's 04:37 in Puerto Cabezas)
- **Elevation difference**: 30 ft (PUZ 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

### [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua
- ICAO: MNPC
- Timezone: America/Managua
- Coordinates: 14.050000, -83.390000
- Elevation: 52 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:37 in Cancun, it's 04:37 in Puerto Cabezas.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puz-puerto-cabezas-puerto-cabezas-airport/1ef266df-639c-67c4-b876-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)