Paris (CDG) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 5,850 km
- 3,635 mi · 3,159 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 17 min / 7 h 22 min
- Average gate to gate: CDG → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 683 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (404 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,658,571
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.6%
- Flights / week
- 134
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 87%
- 1,900,492 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- AF, DL, 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 CDG
- 292°
- Heading from JFK
- 54°
- Halfway point
- 51.63, -38.87
- Great-circle km
- 5,834 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CDG → JFK
- 7 h 41 min
- In the air JFK → CDG
- 6 h 35 min
- Clocks
- New York is 6 h behind Paris
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 195,662 |
| Sep 2025 | 157,017 |
| Oct 2025 | 155,880 |
| Nov 2025 | 123,812 |
| Dec 2025 | 130,338 |
| Jan 2026 | 108,272 |
| Feb 2026 | 88,095 |
| Mar 2026 | 120,240 |
| Apr 2026 | 142,838 |
| May 2026 | 138,695 |
| Jun 2026 | 144,235 |
| Jul 2026 | 153,487 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 763 |
| Sep 2025 | 665 |
| Oct 2025 | 640 |
| Nov 2025 | 530 |
| Dec 2025 | 553 |
| Jan 2026 | 442 |
| Feb 2026 | 376 |
| Mar 2026 | 519 |
| Apr 2026 | 590 |
| May 2026 | 603 |
| Jun 2026 | 633 |
| Jul 2026 | 665 |
Airlines flying CDG–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AFCompagnie Natl Air France | 72 | 61% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 34 | 23% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 12 | 8% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 14 | 5% |
| N0Norse Atlantic Airways,AS | 2.4 | 2% |
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 777-300/300ER/333ER · 3,076 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 1,142 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 721 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 607 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 490 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 303 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 298 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 174 flights
Also carried: 42,207 tonnes of freight and 441 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,834 km.
CDG Paris → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK 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
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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 → 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 |
| JFK → FLL | 1,720 km | 1,077,715 |