# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Castro (WCA)

> 7,191 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,191 km / 4,468 mi / 3,883 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 169° (south)
- **Return heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 04:05 in Cancun, it's 05:05 in Castro)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (WCA 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

### [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Castro, Chile
- ICAO: SCST
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -42.490000, -73.770000
- Elevation: 151 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 04:05 in Cancun, it's 05:05 in Castro.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)