Great-circle route LAX ↔ CUN. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → CUN Los Angeles to Cancun |
33/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| CUN → LAX Cancun to Los Angeles |
— | — | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 582,896 passengers on 3,747 flights between LAX and CUN — about 1,598 a day — filling 87% of the 667,722 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (42%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the LAX–CUN nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Los Angeles International Airport and Cancún International Airport is 2,117 miles, or 3,407 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 2,117 mi |
| Kilometres | 3,407 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,840 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 33 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 4h 40m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 2,117-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 582,896 passengers on 3,747 scheduled flights between LAX and CUN — about 1,598 a day — filling 87% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
