- Great circle
- 14,215 km
- 8,833 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 18h 10m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 40.6°N
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 35.5%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 7th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Auckland the path crosses 10,519 km of open water, then Mexico, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 40.6°N, 100% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 14,296 km. That is 81 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 6m of extra flying.
Leaving Auckland the aircraft points north-east (63°); it arrives into New York heading east (70°). That is 7° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
JFK
John F. Kennedy
New York, United States · North America
40.6°N, 73.8°W
Auckland to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Auckland to New York?
- Auckland to New York (AKL to JFK) is 14,215 km, or 8,833 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Auckland to New York?
- About 18h 10m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Auckland to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over 10,519 km of open water, then Mexico, then the United States. It reaches 40.6°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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