Barcelona (BCN) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 6,166 km
- 3,831 mi · 3,329 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 40 min / 7 h 34 min
- Average gate to gate: BCN → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 720 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (426 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 519,797
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +11.4%
- Flights / week
- 39
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 90%
- 574,847 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- DL, LL, 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 BCN
- 297°
- Heading from JFK
- 62°
- Halfway point
- 47.77, -36.07
- Great-circle km
- 6,150 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BCN → JFK
- 8 h 1 min
- In the air JFK → BCN
- 6 h 50 min
- Clocks
- New York is 6 h behind Barcelona
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 62,403 |
| Sep 2025 | 74,674 |
| Oct 2025 | 54,271 |
| Nov 2025 | 43,595 |
| Dec 2025 | 43,791 |
| Jan 2026 | 22,804 |
| Feb 2026 | 19,784 |
| Mar 2026 | 29,785 |
| Apr 2026 | 39,634 |
| May 2026 | 42,497 |
| Jun 2026 | 43,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 43,293 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 223 |
| Sep 2025 | 265 |
| Oct 2025 | 210 |
| Nov 2025 | 165 |
| Dec 2025 | 174 |
| Jan 2026 | 91 |
| Feb 2026 | 81 |
| Mar 2026 | 119 |
| Apr 2026 | 167 |
| May 2026 | 179 |
| Jun 2026 | 171 |
| Jul 2026 | 175 |
Airlines flying BCN–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 14 | 35% |
| LLLEVEL | 11 | 29% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 8.2 | 20% |
| IBIberia Air Lines Of Spain | 5.4 | 17% |
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 A330-300/333 · 581 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 581 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 320 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 265 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 146 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 108 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 18 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 1 flight
Also carried: 7,718 tonnes of freight and 20 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,150 km.
BCN Barcelona → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK New York → BCN Barcelona
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 Barcelona 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 |