Rome (FCO) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 6,884 km
- 4,278 mi · 3,717 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 36 min / 8 h 23 min
- Average gate to gate: FCO → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 804 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (476 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 982,270
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −7.7%
- Flights / week
- 75
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 1,136,849 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- AZ, DL, N0
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 FCO
- 301°
- Heading from JFK
- 58°
- Halfway point
- 50.18, -31.24
- Great-circle km
- 6,866 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air FCO → JFK
- 8 h 51 min
- In the air JFK → FCO
- 7 h 38 min
- Clocks
- New York is 6 h behind Rome
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 126,005 |
| Sep 2025 | 111,129 |
| Oct 2025 | 106,874 |
| Nov 2025 | 76,898 |
| Dec 2025 | 69,970 |
| Jan 2026 | 49,631 |
| Feb 2026 | 35,237 |
| Mar 2026 | 62,389 |
| Apr 2026 | 85,151 |
| May 2026 | 94,769 |
| Jun 2026 | 100,570 |
| Jul 2026 | 63,647 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 455 |
| Sep 2025 | 435 |
| Oct 2025 | 429 |
| Nov 2025 | 299 |
| Dec 2025 | 272 |
| Jan 2026 | 200 |
| Feb 2026 | 153 |
| Mar 2026 | 244 |
| Apr 2026 | 364 |
| May 2026 | 399 |
| Jun 2026 | 397 |
| Jul 2026 | 248 |
Airlines flying FCO–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AZItalia Transporto Aereo S.P.A DBA ITA | 31 | 40% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 27 | 34% |
| N0Norse Atlantic Airways,AS | 9.1 | 15% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 8.2 | 11% |
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 A330-900neo · 1,309 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 891 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 888 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 503 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 156 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 136 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 8 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 2 flights
Also carried: 18,924 tonnes of freight and 462 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,866 km.
FCO Rome → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK New York → FCO Rome
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 Rome 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 → 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 → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |
| JFK → FLL | 1,720 km | 1,077,715 |