# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Shelton (SHN)

> 4,363 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,363 km / 2,711 mi / 2,356 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 321° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 119° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 11:17 in Cancun, it's 09:17 in Shelton)
- **Elevation difference**: 251 ft (SHN 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

### [Sanderson Field (SHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shn-shelton-sanderson-field/1ef266df-386d-6238-b11c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelton, United States
- ICAO: KSHN
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 47.230000, -123.150000
- Elevation: 273 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 11:17 in Cancun, it's 09:17 in Shelton.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sanderson Field (SHN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shn-shelton-sanderson-field/1ef266df-386d-6238-b11c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)