Direct flights from Cancún (CUN) to New York (EWR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,493 km, an estimated 3 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cancún and New York. Updated 28 October 2026 at 12:39 UTC.
The CUN board at 07:39 shows departure at 08:06 instead of 07:23.
Checked CUN board 07:39 · EWR board 08:35
route health from live CUN and EWR delay boards
Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at EWR: 30% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +2 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CUN to EWR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
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Pro Flight Search — Cancún (CUN) to New York (EWR) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:45 from CUN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the EWR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 2,493 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 206–244 min gate-to-gate on this route.
United Airlines runs the route with about 22 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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