Frankfurt (FRA) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 6,206 km
- 3,856 mi · 3,351 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 40 min / 7 h 47 min
- Average gate to gate: FRA → JFK / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 724 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (429 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 541,053
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −22.5%
- Flights / week
- 50
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 78%
- 697,602 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- LH, SQ, DL
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 FRA
- 294°
- Heading from JFK
- 50°
- Halfway point
- 53.30, -36.75
- Great-circle km
- 6,189 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air FRA → JFK
- 8 h 3 min
- In the air JFK → FRA
- 6 h 56 min
- Clocks
- New York is 6 h behind Frankfurt
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 | 75,533 |
| Sep 2025 | 67,034 |
| Oct 2025 | 67,371 |
| Nov 2025 | 33,297 |
| Dec 2025 | 41,142 |
| Jan 2026 | 27,180 |
| Feb 2026 | 22,355 |
| Mar 2026 | 34,971 |
| Apr 2026 | 43,496 |
| May 2026 | 47,575 |
| Jun 2026 | 43,477 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,622 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 310 |
| Sep 2025 | 296 |
| Oct 2025 | 275 |
| Nov 2025 | 159 |
| Dec 2025 | 191 |
| Jan 2026 | 159 |
| Feb 2026 | 132 |
| Mar 2026 | 199 |
| Apr 2026 | 218 |
| May 2026 | 246 |
| Jun 2026 | 237 |
| Jul 2026 | 183 |
Airlines flying FRA–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| LHLufthansa German Airlines | 24 | 56% |
| SQSingapore Airlines | 12 | 19% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 10 | 16% |
| DECondor Flugdienst | 3.8 | 9% |
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 · 670 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 602 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-600 · 546 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 420 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 201 flights
- Boeing B747-8 · 92 flights
- Boeing 747-400 · 70 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 3 flights
Also carried: 18,763 tonnes of freight and 222 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,189 km.
FRA Frankfurt → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
JFK New York → FRA Frankfurt
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 Frankfurt 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 |