Athens (ATH) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 7,952 km
- 4,941 mi · 4,294 nm
- Flight time
- 10 h 54 min / 9 h 33 min
- Average gate to gate: ATH → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 928 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (549 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 366,402
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.7%
- Flights / week
- 28
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 87%
- 422,110 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- DL, N0, AA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ATH
- 307°
- Heading from JFK
- 56°
- Halfway point
- 51.23, -23.66
- Great-circle km
- 7,932 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATH → JFK
- 10 h 9 min
- In the air JFK → ATH
- 8 h 49 min
- Clocks
- New York is 7 h behind Athens
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 65,966 |
| Sep 2025 | 46,439 |
| Oct 2025 | 34,915 |
| Nov 2025 | 21,759 |
| Dec 2025 | 12,931 |
| Jan 2026 | 2,865 |
| Feb 2026 | 142 |
| Mar 2026 | 11,058 |
| Apr 2026 | 13,649 |
| May 2026 | 37,065 |
| Jun 2026 | 56,543 |
| Jul 2026 | 63,070 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 240 |
| Sep 2025 | 172 |
| Oct 2025 | 140 |
| Nov 2025 | 86 |
| Dec 2025 | 58 |
| Jan 2026 | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 46 |
| Apr 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 161 |
| Jun 2026 | 231 |
| Jul 2026 | 237 |
Airlines flying ATH–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 18 | 61% |
| N0Norse Atlantic Airways,AS | 5.8 | 25% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 4.0 | 14% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 488 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 448 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 302 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 205 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 3 flights
Also carried: 3,758 tonnes of freight and 62 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,932 km.
ATH Athens → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK New York → ATH Athens
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Athens and New York
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |