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Hong Kong (HKG) – New York (JFK)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
12,990 km
8,072 mi · 7,014 nm
Flight time
16 h 5 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
13 h / 12 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,518 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (898 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
598,888
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +4.6%
Flights / week
41
Both directions, average
Seats filled
91%
656,762 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
1
CX

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

The way there

Heading from HKG
7°
Heading from JFK
352°
Halfway point
79.05, 144.36
Great-circle km
12,970 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
13 h in January, 12 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 16 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: March 2026: 57,558 passengers
020K40K60KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar57.6KAprMayJunJul
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Month Passengers
Aug 202552,544
Sep 202541,854
Oct 202551,117
Nov 202551,394
Dec 202551,318
Jan 202651,029
Feb 202643,648
Mar 202657,558
Apr 202648,840
May 202651,214
Jun 202647,834
Jul 202650,538
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 186 flights
0100200Aug186SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025186
Sep 2025162
Oct 2025184
Nov 2025180
Dec 2025184
Jan 2026178
Feb 2026155
Mar 2026186
Apr 2026180
May 2026185
Jun 2026176
Jul 2026178

Airlines flying HKG–JFK nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
CXCathay Pacific Airways41
100%

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 350-1000 · 913 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 710 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 511 flights

Also carried: 11,428 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 12,970 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Hong Kong and New York

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HKG12,99012,98012,974

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

More routes from HKG

Route Distance Passengers
HKG → ICN2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
HKG → SYD7,372 km 1,065,358
HKG → SFO11,147 km 913,339
HKG → LAX11,683 km 910,783
HKG → MEL7,387 km 781,290
HKG → DEL3,753 km 682,536
HKG → CDG9,606 km 381,883
HKG → FRA9,170 km 377,059
HKG → BNE6,930 km 323,972
HKG → BOM4,278 km 323,932

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

Hong Kong (HKG) and New York (JFK) are 12,990 km (8,072 miles, 7,014 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.