# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Ruinas de Copan (RUY)

> 730 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 730 km / 453 mi / 394 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 199° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Honduras
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 09:50 in Cancun, it's 08:50 in Ruinas de Copan)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,968 ft (RUY 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

### [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ruinas de Copan, Honduras
- ICAO: MHRU
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.840000, -89.140000
- Elevation: 1,990 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 09:50 in Cancun, it's 08:50 in Ruinas de Copan.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Copan Ruinas Airport (RUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruy-ruinas-de-copan-copan-ruinas-airport/1ef266df-5edc-6a22-8f7a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)