Cancún (CUN) to New York (JFK) nonstop flights, and how full they run

3 airlines fly nonstop from Cancún to New York, 1,557 miles: JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines. The figures below come from the records every airline files with the U.S. government for each flight into or out of the United States.

Emptiest months on this route, all its airlines together: December (80 percent full), March (83 percent full), and November (84 percent full). Fullest: August (97 percent), July (94 percent), and January (92 percent). No month runs 80 percent full or less on every airline here.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthJetBlue AirwaysDelta Air LinesAmerican Airlines
January92 percent full, usually full91 percent full, usually full93 percent full, usually full
February83 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight88 percent full, tight
March81 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight88 percent full, tight
April86 percent full, tight89 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight
May89 percent full, tight93 percent full, usually full84 percent full, tight
June88 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually full79 percent full, usually open
July96 percent full, usually full93 percent full, usually full91 percent full, usually full
August97 percent full, usually full97 percent full, usually full98 percent full, usually full
September87 percent full, tight94 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full
October84 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight
November81 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually full82 percent full, tight
December79 percent full, usually open80 percent full, usually open82 percent full, tight

Each figure is the average for that month across the recent years on record: usually open is 80 percent full or less, tight is 81 to 90 percent, usually full is over 90 percent. These are how full flights have run, not live seats, standby lists, or fares. Check with your airline before you travel.

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