- Great circle
- 6,189 km
- 3,846 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 8h 11m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 54.2°N
- at 34% along
- One lap of Earth
- 15.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 108th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Frankfurt the path crosses Germany, then Belgium, then United Kingdom, then Ireland, then 3,095 km of open water, then Canada, then 542 km of open water, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 54.2°N, 34% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 6,499 km. That is 310 km further, about 5% more, and roughly 23m of extra flying.
Leaving Frankfurt the aircraft points north-west (294°); it arrives into New York heading south-west (230°). That is 64° 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
Frankfurt to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Frankfurt to New York?
- Frankfurt to New York (FRA to JFK) is 6,189 km, or 3,846 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Frankfurt to New York?
- About 8h 11m 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 Frankfurt to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over Germany, then Belgium, then United Kingdom, then Ireland, then 3,095 km of open water, then Canada, then 542 km of open water, then the United States. It reaches 54.2°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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