Airports / Mexico / CUN
Cancún International Airport
MMUN / CUNCancún, MexicoELEV 22 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cozumel International Airport (CZM).
Overview
Cancún International Airport, listed as MMUN / CUN, is a large commercial airport in Cancún, Mexico. The field lies at an elevation of 22 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CUN has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Cozumel International Airport (CZM, 32 nm), Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum (TQO, 68 nm), and Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport (MID, 156 nm).
For arrival logistics and seasonal timing, see the Cancun, Mexico destination guide. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CUN, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
MMUN
IATA
CUN
FAA / Local
MMUN
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
21.0408° N · 86.8735° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Mexico fields
state range 10–8,466 ft
At 22 ft, CUN sits lower than 93% of the 71 Mexico fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmCZMCozumel International AirportCozumel
- 68nmTQOFelipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport TulumTulum
- 156nmMIDManuel Crescencio Rejón International AirportMérida
- 164nmSNJSan Julián Air BaseSandino
- 173nmCTMChetumal International AirportChetumal
- 176nmSJXSartaneja AirportSartaneja
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapMMUN · Cancún International Airport · Cancún, Mexico