- Great circle
- 2,578 km
- 1,602 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 3h 42m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 40.6°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 6.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 177th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From New York the path crosses 2,571 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 40.6°N, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: south out of New York, south into San Juan. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
JFK
John F. Kennedy
New York, United States · North America
40.6°N, 73.8°W
New York to San Juan, asked and answered
- How far is New York to San Juan?
- New York to San Juan (JFK to SJU) is 2,578 km, or 1,602 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from New York to San Juan?
- About 3h 42m 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 New York to San Juan flight take?
- The great circle passes over 2,571 km of open water. 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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