Paris (CDG) – New York (EWR)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,873 km
3,649 mi · 3,171 nm
Flight time
8 h 13 min / 7 h 19 min
Average gate to gate: CDG → EWR / back
Time difference
6 h
CO2 per passenger
686 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (406 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
490,623
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +7.3%
Flights / week
42
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
576,997 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
2
UA, AF

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

Great circle from CDG to EWRCDGEWR
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from CDG
292°
Heading from EWR
53°
Halfway point
51.73, -39.08
Great-circle km
5,857 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air CDG → EWR
7 h 40 min
In the air EWR → CDG
6 h 34 min
Clocks
New York is 6 h behind Paris

The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 56,169 passengers
020K40K60KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul56.2K
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Month Passengers
Aug 202543,304
Sep 202538,857
Oct 202542,627
Nov 202535,482
Dec 202541,513
Jan 202630,718
Feb 202627,804
Mar 202638,397
Apr 202640,424
May 202640,804
Jun 202654,524
Jul 202656,169
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 236 flights
0100200300AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul236
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Month Flights
Aug 2025175
Sep 2025175
Oct 2025186
Nov 2025175
Dec 2025181
Jan 2026142
Feb 2026144
Mar 2026186
Apr 2026180
May 2026184
Jun 2026231
Jul 2026236

Airlines flying CDG–EWR nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
UAUnited Air Lines27
58%
AFCompagnie Natl Air France16
42%

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

  • Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 817 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 723 flights
  • Boeing 767-300/300ER · 340 flights
  • Boeing 767-400/ER · 199 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 42 flights
  • Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 36 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 32 flights
  • B787-900 Dreamliner · 6 flights

Also carried: 12,184 tonnes of freight and 10 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Eurostat also has this route: 456,657 passengers in 2024, 2,048 flights (reported by the airport in France).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,857 km.

CDG Paris → EWR New York

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

EWR New York → CDG Paris

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 Paris and New York

JFKEWRLGA
CDG5,8505,8735,847
ORY5,8485,8715,845
BVA5,8025,8255,799

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Paris airports · All New York airports

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

More routes from EWR

Route Distance Passengers / year
EWR → MCO1,508 km 1,946,092
EWR → LAX3,950 km 1,791,699
EWR → SFO4,128 km 1,752,123
EWR → ATL1,200 km 1,749,835
EWR → ORD1,157 km 1,731,402
EWR → FLL1,713 km 1,376,885
EWR → MIA1,746 km 1,160,582
EWR → IAH2,252 km 1,135,261
EWR → DEN2,583 km 1,059,062
EWR → DFW2,208 km 984,248

Questions

Paris (CDG) and New York (EWR) are 5,873 km (3,649 miles, 3,171 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.