# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Sitka (SIT)

> 5,601 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,601 km / 3,480 mi / 3,024 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → United States
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:21 in Cancun, it's 09:21 in Sitka)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (SIT 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

### [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sitka, United States
- ICAO: PASI
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 57.050000, -135.360000
- Elevation: 27 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 12:21 in Cancun, it's 09:21 in Sitka.
The 3-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)
- [Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sit-sitka-sitka-rocky-gutierrez-airport/1ef266df-8804-6918-ae32-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)