Dublin (DUB) – New York (JFK)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,117 km
3,180 mi · 2,763 nm
Flight time
7 h 23 min / 6 h 36 min
Average gate to gate: DUB → JFK / back
Time difference
5 h
CO2 per passenger
597 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (353 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
606,110
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +8.9%
Flights / week
55
Both directions, average
Seats filled
85%
713,392 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
EI, DL, B6

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 DUB to JFKDUBJFK
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DUB
283°
Heading from JFK
50°
Halfway point
52.18, -44.61
Great-circle km
5,103 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air DUB → JFK
6 h 49 min
In the air JFK → DUB
5 h 50 min
Clocks
New York is 5 h behind Dublin

The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 59,942 passengers
020K40K60KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul59.9K
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Month Passengers
Aug 202557,328
Sep 202551,412
Oct 202550,120
Nov 202546,271
Dec 202553,510
Jan 202644,559
Feb 202634,247
Mar 202645,281
Apr 202646,287
May 202658,083
Jun 202659,070
Jul 202659,942
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 304 flights
0200400AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay304JunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025248
Sep 2025242
Oct 2025237
Nov 2025198
Dec 2025235
Jan 2026204
Feb 2026158
Mar 2026191
Apr 2026235
May 2026304
Jun 2026299
Jul 2026289

Airlines flying DUB–JFK nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
EIAer Lingus34
69%
DLDelta Air Lines14
23%
B6JetBlue Airways6.8
7%

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 A330-200 · 1,773 flights
  • Boeing 767-300/300ER · 411 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 352 flights
  • Boeing 767-400/ER · 297 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 2 flights
  • Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 2 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 2 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 1 flight

Also carried: 8,946 tonnes of freight and 39 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Eurostat also has this route: 566,917 passengers in 2024, 2,591 flights (reported by the airport in Ireland).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,103 km.

DUB Dublin → JFK New York

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

Covers any airline.

JFK New York → DUB Dublin

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 Dublin and New York

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

More routes from DUB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DUB → LHR450 km 1,903,141
DUB → AMS752 km 1,297,434
DUB → MAN265 km 1,063,307
DUB → LGW486 km 1,052,966
DUB → STN472 km 956,463
DUB → AGP1,867 km 831,629
DUB → BHX322 km 813,198
DUB → EDI337 km 739,476
DUB → BCN1,486 km 713,060
DUB → CDG787 km 691,892

More routes from JFK

Route Distance Passengers / year
JFK → LAX3,983 km 3,020,062
JFK → LHR5,555 km 2,984,474
JFK → SFO4,162 km 1,910,892
JFK → CDG5,850 km 1,852,909
JFK → MCO1,519 km 1,430,021
JFK → MIA1,753 km 1,326,964
JFK → ATL1,223 km 1,253,545
JFK → SJU2,571 km 1,142,506
JFK → FCO6,884 km 1,141,515
JFK → LAS3,618 km 1,102,051

Questions

Dublin (DUB) and New York (JFK) are 5,117 km (3,180 miles, 2,763 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.