Nantucket (ACK) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 12m
Bearing
259° W
Nantucket (ACK) to New York (JFK) is 199 miles (320 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ACK–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Republic Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ACK–JFK; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 85% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
26
May 2026
Seats
2,232
both directions
Passengers
1,533
both directions
Load factor
68.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ACK–JFK?
Republic Airways operated the most nonstop ACK–JFK departures in May 2026 (22), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- YX
22 departures · 1,672 seats
Share of departures84.6%73.3%
Load
- B6
4 departures · 560 seats
Share of departures15.4%55.0%
Load
What plane flies ACK–JFK?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 85% of ACK–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
22 departures · 73.3% load
84.6% - Airbus A220-300
4 departures · 55.0% load
15.4%
How has ACK–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop ACK–JFK departures fell from 132 in June 2025 to 26 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ACK–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
132 departures · 9,672 passengers
66.7%
Load
July 2025
175 departures · 12,363 passengers
61.4%
Load
August 2025
174 departures · 13,697 passengers
69.2%
Load
September 2025
83 departures · 6,790 passengers
66.9%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 2,226 passengers
61.2%
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 7 passengers
87.5%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
26 departures · 1,533 passengers
68.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ACK → JFK
60.7% full
13 departures · 677 passengers
JFK → ACK
76.7% full
13 departures · 856 passengers
Nonstop ACK–JFK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Nantucket (ACK) from New York (JFK)?
ACK to JFK is 199 miles (320 km / 173 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ACK to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 199-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ACK–JFK?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (84.6%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (15.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying ACK–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 199-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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