# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Nicoya (TMU)

> 1,272 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,272 km / 791 mi / 687 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 171° (south)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Costa Rica
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 16:33 in Cancun, it's 15:33 in Nicoya)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (TMU is higher than CUN)

## Airports

### [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cancun, Mexico
- ICAO: MMUN
- Timezone: America/Cancun
- Coordinates: 21.040000, -86.880000
- Elevation: 22 ft

### [Tambor Airport (TMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tmu-nicoya-tambor-airport/1ef266df-66e4-6ba2-863e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nicoya, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRTR
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 9.740000, -85.010000
- Elevation: 33 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:33 in Cancun, it's 15:33 in Nicoya.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tambor Airport (TMU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tmu-nicoya-tambor-airport/1ef266df-66e4-6ba2-863e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)