New York (JFK) – Milan (MXP)
- Distance
- 6,430 km
- 3,995 mi · 3,472 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 53 min / 9 h 1 min
- Average gate to gate: JFK → MXP / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 751 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (444 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 622,692
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −21.2%
- Flights / week
- 48
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 808,381 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- DL, EK, AA
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 JFK
- 55°
- Heading from MXP
- 297°
- Halfway point
- 51.26, -34.57
- Great-circle km
- 6,413 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air JFK → MXP
- 7 h 11 min
- In the air MXP → JFK
- 8 h 20 min
- Clocks
- Milan is 6 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 78,675 |
| Sep 2025 | 64,973 |
| Oct 2025 | 59,317 |
| Nov 2025 | 48,463 |
| Dec 2025 | 52,994 |
| Jan 2026 | 42,392 |
| Feb 2026 | 43,351 |
| Mar 2026 | 51,358 |
| Apr 2026 | 62,323 |
| May 2026 | 42,145 |
| Jun 2026 | 38,413 |
| Jul 2026 | 38,288 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 263 |
| Sep 2025 | 236 |
| Oct 2025 | 237 |
| Nov 2025 | 202 |
| Dec 2025 | 211 |
| Jan 2026 | 161 |
| Feb 2026 | 186 |
| Mar 2026 | 220 |
| Apr 2026 | 232 |
| May 2026 | 182 |
| Jun 2026 | 172 |
| Jul 2026 | 174 |
Airlines flying JFK–MXP nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 19 | 35% |
| EKEmirates | 10 | 28% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 13 | 26% |
| NOSNeos | 5.7 | 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
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 669 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 535 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 533 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 296 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 295 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 84 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 54 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 10 flights
Also carried: 17,054 tonnes of freight and 185 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,413 km.
JFK New York → MXP Milan
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
MXP Milan → JFK New York
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
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 New York and Milan
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More routes from JFK
| 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 |