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Copenhagen to Newark: distance, flight time and the route it really takes

Copenhagen Kastrup to Newark Liberty is 6,207 km of great circle — 3,857 mi — and an estimated 8h 13m in the air. It crosses from Europe to North America.

Great circle
6,207 km
3,857 mi
Estimated in the air
8h 13m
block time
Furthest from equator
58.9°N
at 28% along
One lap of Earth
15.5%
of 40,075 km

Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 106th longest.

The Copenhagen to Newark route drawn as a great circle arc on a globe

What the aircraft actually flies over

From Copenhagen the path crosses Denmark, then 4,671 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States.

The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 58.9°N, 28% of the way along.

Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 6,589 km. That is 382 km further, about 6% more, and roughly 28m of extra flying.

Leaving Copenhagen the aircraft points north-west (294°); it arrives into Newark heading south-west (223°). That is 71° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.

From

CPH

Copenhagen Kastrup

Copenhagen, Denmark · Europe

55.6°N, 12.7°E

To

EWR

Newark Liberty

Newark, United States · North America

40.7°N, 74.2°W

Copenhagen to Newark, asked and answered

How far is Copenhagen to Newark?
Copenhagen to Newark (CPH to EWR) is 6,207 km, or 3,857 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Newark?
About 8h 13m 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 Copenhagen to Newark flight take?
The great circle passes over Denmark, then 4,671 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States. It reaches 58.9°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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