- Great circle
- 13,696 km
- 8,510 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 17h 31m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 77.0°N
- at 61% along
- One lap of Earth
- 34.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 15th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Manila the path crosses Philippines, then 1,849 km of open water, then South Korea, then North Korea, then China, then Russia, then 2,876 km of open water, then Canada, then 1,507 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States.
The great circle reaches 77.0°N, inside the Arctic circle — which is why the route looks like a detour over the top of the world on a flat map, and like the obvious line on a globe.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 16,323 km. That is 2,628 km further, about 19% more, and roughly 3h 16m of extra flying.
Leaving Manila the aircraft points north (13°); it arrives into New York heading south (163°). That is 149° 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
Manila to New York, asked and answered
- How far is Manila to New York?
- Manila to New York (MNL to JFK) is 13,696 km, or 8,510 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Manila to New York?
- About 17h 31m 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 Manila to New York flight take?
- The great circle passes over Philippines, then 1,849 km of open water, then South Korea, then North Korea, then China, then Russia, then 2,876 km of open water, then Canada, then 1,507 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States. It reaches 77.0°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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