New York (JFK) – San Juan (SJU)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,571 km
1,598 mi · 1,388 nm
Flight time
3 h 54 min / 3 h 57 min
Average gate to gate: JFK → SJU / back
Time difference
1 h / none
January / July
CO2 per passenger
324 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (192 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
1,142,506
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −13.4%
Flights / week
135
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
1,282,040 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
B6, DL, F9

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

The way there

Heading from JFK
161°
Heading from SJU
345°
Halfway point
29.60, -69.46
Great-circle km
2,578 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air JFK → SJU
3 h 21 min
In the air SJU → JFK
3 h 33 min
Clocks
1 h in January, none in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 122,779 passengers
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Month Passengers
Aug 2025122,779
Sep 202582,411
Oct 202585,383
Nov 202594,500
Dec 2025103,600
Jan 202695,292
Feb 202689,615
Mar 202696,579
Apr 202693,329
May 202681,880
Jun 202696,765
Jul 2026100,373
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 718 flights
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Month Flights
Aug 2025718
Sep 2025495
Oct 2025539
Nov 2025593
Dec 2025674
Jan 2026577
Feb 2026548
Mar 2026605
Apr 2026623
May 2026509
Jun 2026574
Jul 2026569

Airlines flying JFK–SJU nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
B6JetBlue Airways84
59%
DLDelta Air Lines42
33%
F9Frontier Airlines9.6
8%

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 A321-200n · 2,501 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 2,091 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 1,640 flights
  • A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 430 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 285 flights
  • Boeing 737-900ER · 40 flights
  • Boeing 767-300/300ER · 28 flights
  • Boeing 757-200 · 5 flights

Also carried: 1,184 tonnes of freight and 193 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time
74.2%
Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay
21 min
Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled
3.1%
Flights counted
7,186
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Airline On time Average delay
B6JetBlue Airways70.7%24 min
DLDelta Air Lines82.8%12 min
F9Frontier Airlines67.5%31 min

Delay minutes by cause: airline 38% · aircraft arriving late 40% · air traffic system 20% · weather 2% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,578 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 New York and San Juan

SJUSIG
JFK2,5712,567
EWR2,5872,583
LGA2,5882,584

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

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 → FCO6,884 km 1,141,515
JFK → LAS3,618 km 1,102,051
JFK → FLL1,720 km 1,077,715

More routes from SJU

Route Distance Passengers / year
SJU → MCO1,913 km 1,937,735
SJU → MIA1,682 km 901,411
SJU → ATL2,489 km 739,694
SJU → FLL1,684 km 688,812
SJU → EWR2,587 km 682,556
SJU → PHL2,536 km 641,660
SJU → BOS2,694 km 536,111
SJU → ORD3,334 km 462,308
SJU → TPA1,991 km 461,933
SJU → CLT2,373 km 369,785

Questions

New York (JFK) and San Juan (SJU) are 2,571 km (1,598 miles, 1,388 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.