Cancun Airport Terminal 3 · US Airlines, Gates C4

What Terminal 3 is for

Where most flights from the United States land. If you are flying in on a major US carrier, this is the terminal to plan around.

Status Operating Open every day, all year.

Gates 21 C4–C24 International.

Airlines here 12 Counted from real flights.

Share of all flights 26% 999 of 3,839 flights.

Airlines using Terminal 3

Updated 2026/09. Carriers do move between terminals, so treat this as the planning answer and your boarding pass as the answer on the day.

American Airlines
United Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Air Canada
Iberojet (Evelop)
British Airways
World2Fly
Iberojet (Orbest)
TAP Air Portugal
Air Caraïbes
Multiple Solutions Limited
Orbest S.A.

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Terminal assignments do move between seasons, so treat this as the planning answer. Your boarding pass is the authority on the day.

Airlines that used to fly from Terminal 3

~~Alitalia~~Replaced · October 2021
Ceased operations in October 2021 and was replaced by ITA Airways, which is a different company rather than a rebranding.

ITA Airways does not currently serve Cancun. Italian traffic connects via Madrid or Paris.

Arriving into Terminal 3

The order is the same in every terminal, and knowing it stops the wait feeling open-ended.

1 GateGates C4–C24 5–15 min Taxiing and disembarking. A jetway is quicker than a bus.

2 Immigration 10–50 min International arrivals only. Domestic flights skip it.

3 Baggage 15–25 min The wait is for the belt to start, not for it to run.

4 Customs 2–10 min Green light and you walk out. Red light, an inspection.

5 Exit Past the doors. Nobody may meet you before this point.

Landing to the doors: 35–100 minutes in total.

Landing to walking out: 35–50 minutes on a quiet day, 70–100 in peak season. That gap is why meeting someone at the landing time means an hour in the hall.

Getting out from here

All four ways out serve every operating terminal: the official taxi counter is inside the arrivals area, the ADO bus stops right outside, car rental desks are on site, and pre-booked transfers meet you past the exit doors.

Private transfer Flat price per vehicle, driver waiting with your name. FROM $35 USD ONE WAY Airport taxi Counter inside the terminal, fixed price by zone. NO BOOKING NEEDED ADO bus Outside the doors, to downtown bus stations. THE CHEAPEST WAY OUT Another terminal Free shuttle, every 10 to 15 minutes. NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES BETWEEN ANY TWO TERMINALS

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