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Seoul (ICN) – New York (JFK)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
11,114 km
6,906 mi · 6,001 nm
Flight time
13 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
14 h / 13 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
1,298 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (768 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
824,028
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +4.9%
Flights / week
62
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
928,339 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
2
KE, OZ

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

The way there

Heading from ICN
15°
Heading from JFK
344°
Halfway point
77.73, -160.82
Great-circle km
11,089 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
14 h in January, 13 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 83,821 passengers
050K100KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul83.8K
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Month Passengers
Aug 202581,854
Sep 202570,069
Oct 202566,688
Nov 202568,518
Dec 202551,325
Jan 202653,947
Feb 202646,594
Mar 202660,131
Apr 202679,487
May 202683,552
Jun 202678,042
Jul 202683,821
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: March 2026: 751 flights
05001KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar751AprMayJunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025243
Sep 2025240
Oct 2025236
Nov 2025237
Dec 2025178
Jan 2026179
Feb 2026160
Mar 2026751
Apr 2026240
May 2026248
Jun 2026239
Jul 2026248

Airlines flying ICN–JFK nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
KEKorean Air Lines38
54%
OZAsiana Airlines23
46%

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 A380-800 · 1,280 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 1,206 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 713 flights

Also carried: 14,522 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 11,089 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 Seoul and New York

JFKEWRLGA
ICN11,11411,09911,097
GMP11,09611,08111,079

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

More routes from ICN

Route Distance Passengers
ICN → NRT1,260 km 2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX862 km 2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK563 km 1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE1,460 km 1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD2,976 km 941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN4,614 km 900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO580 km 797,360 (6 mo)

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

Seoul (ICN) and New York (JFK) are 11,114 km (6,906 miles, 6,001 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.