# Distance from Cancun (CUN) to Ixtapa (ZIH)

> 1,576 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,576 km / 979 mi / 851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: Domestic (Mexico)
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 16:14 in Cancun, it's 15:14 in Ixtapa)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (ZIH 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

### [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ixtapa, Mexico
- ICAO: MMZH
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 17.600000, -101.460000
- Elevation: 26 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:14 in Cancun, it's 15:14 in Ixtapa.

## Related

- [Cancun International Airport (CUN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cun-cancun-cancun-international-airport/1ef266df-6268-6862-9a5d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zih-ixtapa-ixtapa-zihuatanejo-international-airport/1ef266df-6278-644c-8f82-06bb2780ed98)
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