Cancún – Mexico City

🌎 Countries along the route

🇲🇽 Mexico

• Departure from Cancún Airport (MMUN) with views of the turquoise sea and Nichupté Lagoon.
• The route first heads west and slightly south – the goal being to pass over the central part of the Yucatán Peninsula.
• Chichén Itzá – the famous Maya city with the pyramid of El Castillo. From above, the circular layout of the complex in the middle of the forest is visible.

🏞️ Calakmul Biosphere Reserve – dense, uninhabited jungle hiding the second largest Maya city. From the air, you can spot pyramids protruding above the treetops.

• Puebla and Popocatépetl Volcano – a dramatic landscape change. In the distance, the massive Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanoes rise (both over 5,400 m).

🏙️ Mexico City (MMMX) – the end of the flight brings a sharp contrast: a vast urbanized valley with 22 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

📍 Points of interest along the route

Chichén Itzá

• One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
• The El Castillo pyramid is visible even from the air (notable circular shape).
• Surrounded by dense jungle.

🗺️ Uxmal

• A less-known yet exceptionally well-preserved Maya city.
• The pyramid here has an oval base – unusual for Maya architecture.

Sierra Madre Oriental

• During the approach to Mexico City, the route crosses the dramatic folds of the mountain range.
• Varied rock colors, deep canyons.

Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl

• A pair of monumental volcanoes.
• Popocatépetl is active and occasionally produces a plume of smoke.
• A fascinating sight from the aircraft.

• Distance: 1,667 km
• Total distance: 35,135 km
• Flight time: 4 hours 31 minutes
• Total flight time: 115 hours 37 minutes