# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Chaiten (WCH)

> 7,260 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,260 km / 4,511 mi / 3,920 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 169° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 16:23 in Cancun, it's 17:23 in Chaiten)
- **Elevation difference**: 9 ft (WCH is lower 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

### [Chaiten Airport (WCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wch-chaiten-chaiten-airport/1ef266df-9dfe-6be2-9e33-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chaiten, Chile
- ICAO: SCTN
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -42.930000, -72.700000
- Elevation: 13 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 16:23 in Cancun, it's 17:23 in Chaiten.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Chaiten Airport (WCH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wch-chaiten-chaiten-airport/1ef266df-9dfe-6be2-9e33-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)