EWR → CUNNew York to Cancún

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Cancún (CUN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 35 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 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 New York and Cancún. Updated 1 November 2026 at 01:35 UTC.

Today, EWR → CUN

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 06:56 UA1987United Airlines Left 06:50 Landed 10:00 −20
  2. 08:11 UA1052United Airlines Left 08:09 Landed 11:30 −5
  3. 09:33 UA1050United Airlines Left 09:26 Landed 12:45 −12

Checked EWR board 21:35 · CUN board 19:39

EWR New York smooth · +0
CUN Cancún smooth · +0
2,493 km · ~3h 42m est.
dep bank 06:56–09:3321x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 18 tracked EWR → CUN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −35 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−35 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~3h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1987 06:56 daily · UA1052 varies daily · UA1050 09:33 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31UA1050dep −7 → arr−12
10-31UA1052dep −2 → arr−5
10-31UA1987dep −6 → arr−20
10-30UA1050dep −9 → arr−45
10-30UA1052dep −8 → arr−35
10-30UA1987dep −3 → arr−35
10-29UA1050dep −3 → arr+0
10-29UA1052dep −6 → arr+0
10-29UA1987dep −6 → arr−49
10-28UA1050dep −7 → arr−40
10-28UA1052dep −4 → arr−30
10-28UA1987dep −7 → arr−38
10-27UA1050dep −1 → arr−37
10-27UA1052dep −2 → arr−22
10-27UA1987dep −8 → arr−40
10-26UA1050dep −4 → arr−45
10-26UA1052dep −8 → arr−55
10-26UA1987dep +5 → arr−34

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 7 kt Full EWR delay board →
CUNCancún +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ESE 5 kt Full CUN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at EWR: a 29% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Cancún route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EWR to CUN 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.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

EWR to CUN questions

Is EWR–CUN running on time right now?

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.

Morning or evening flight on EWR–CUN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:56 from EWR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CUN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from EWR to CUN?

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.

How often does EWR–CUN fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.