- Great circle
- 5,103 km
- 3,171 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 6h 51m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 54.4°N
- at 20% along
- One lap of Earth
- 12.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 127th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Dublin the path crosses Ireland, then 3,126 km of open water, then Canada, then 536 km of open water, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 54.4°N, 20% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 5,277 km. That is 173 km further, about 3% more, and roughly 13m of extra flying.
Leaving Dublin the aircraft points west (282°); it arrives into New York heading south-west (230°). That is 52° 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
Dublin to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Dublin to New York?
- Dublin to New York (DUB to JFK) is 5,103 km, or 3,171 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Dublin to New York?
- About 6h 51m 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 Dublin to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over Ireland, then 3,126 km of open water, then Canada, then 536 km of open water, then the United States. It reaches 54.4°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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