AirportsCancún International Airport is a large airport serving Cancún, in Quintana Roo, Mexico. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CUN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CUN
- ICAO code
- MMUN
- City
- Cancún
- State or region
- Quintana Roo
- Country
- Mexico
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.0408° N, 86.8735° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CUN means Cancún International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MMUN. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 21.0408° N, 86.8735° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Cancun, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Cancún International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 62 airports of Mexico on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12L/30R | 2,800 m 9,186 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cozumel International AirportCozumel | CZM | 59 km |
| Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport TulumTulum | TQO | 127 km |
| Manuel Crescencio Rejón International AirportMérida | MID | 288 km |
| Chetumal International AirportChetumal | CTM | 320 km |
| Corozal AirportCorozal, Belize | CZH | 337 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 14,238 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,038 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,449 km | 16 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,951 km | 10 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,506 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,407 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 17,259 km | 21 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 12,032 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,189 km | 17 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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