New York (JFK) – Zurich (ZRH)
- Distance
- 6,327 km
- 3,931 mi · 3,416 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 43 min / 9 h 8 min
- Average gate to gate: JFK → ZRH / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 738 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (437 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 396,214
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −3.1%
- Flights / week
- 41
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 493,659 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- LX, 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 JFK
- 53°
- Heading from ZRH
- 296°
- Halfway point
- 52.10, -35.49
- Great-circle km
- 6,310 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air JFK → ZRH
- 7 h 1 min
- In the air ZRH → JFK
- 8 h 20 min
- Clocks
- Zurich is 6 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 40,650 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,732 |
| Oct 2025 | 37,383 |
| Nov 2025 | 28,372 |
| Dec 2025 | 36,975 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,893 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,402 |
| Mar 2026 | 32,753 |
| Apr 2026 | 32,808 |
| May 2026 | 30,339 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,666 |
| Jul 2026 | 35,241 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 185 |
| Sep 2025 | 180 |
| Oct 2025 | 185 |
| Nov 2025 | 172 |
| Dec 2025 | 182 |
| Jan 2026 | 167 |
| Feb 2026 | 146 |
| Mar 2026 | 187 |
| Apr 2026 | 180 |
| May 2026 | 184 |
| Jun 2026 | 172 |
| Jul 2026 | 178 |
Airlines flying JFK–ZRH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| LXSwiss International Airlines | 28 | 71% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 13 | 29% |
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 · 1,549 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 369 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 196 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 2 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 2 flights
Also carried: 16,792 tonnes of freight and 157 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,310 km.
JFK New York → ZRH Zurich
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
ZRH Zurich → 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 Zurich
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports
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 |