# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Santa Maria (RIA)

> 6,668 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,668 km / 4,144 mi / 3,601 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 147° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 00:44 in Cancun, it's 02:44 in Santa Maria)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (RIA 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

### [Santa Maria Airport (RIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ria-santa-maria-santa-maria-airport/1ef266df-959f-6d66-9687-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Maria, Brazil
- ICAO: SBSM
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -29.710000, -53.690000
- Elevation: 287 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 00:44 in Cancun, it's 02:44 in Santa Maria.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Santa Maria Airport (RIA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ria-santa-maria-santa-maria-airport/1ef266df-959f-6d66-9687-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)