Addis Ababa (ADD) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 14h 43m
Bearing
315° NW
Addis Ababa (ADD) to New York (JFK) is 6,960 miles (11,200 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ADD–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Ethiopian Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ADD–JFK; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
26
July 2026
Seats
7,020
both directions
Passengers
5,151
both directions
Load factor
73.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ADD–JFK?
Ethiopian Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ADD–JFK in July 2026 (26 departures).
- ET
Ethiopian Airlines
26 departures · 7,020 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.4%
Load
What plane flies ADD–JFK?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 100% of ADD–JFK departures.
- Boeing 787-8
26 departures · 73.4% load
100.0%
How has ADD–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop ADD–JFK departures fell from 34 in August 2025 to 26 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ADD–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
34 departures · 7,094 passengers
77.3%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 4,179 passengers
45.5%
Load
October 2025
24 departures · 2,268 passengers
35.0%
Load
November 2025
30 departures · 2,768 passengers
34.2%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 10,240 passengers
61.2%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 8,949 passengers
57.1%
Load
February 2026
46 departures · 5,015 passengers
40.4%
Load
March 2026
50 departures · 8,377 passengers
62.1%
Load
April 2026
26 departures · 3,989 passengers
56.8%
Load
May 2026
26 departures · 3,979 passengers
56.7%
Load
June 2026
26 departures · 4,691 passengers
66.8%
Load
July 2026
26 departures · 5,151 passengers
73.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ADD → JFK
63.8% full
13 departures · 2,239 passengers
JFK → ADD
83.0% full
13 departures · 2,912 passengers
Nonstop ADD–JFK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Addis Ababa
ET
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Coordinates
8.98°N, 38.80°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Addis Ababa (ADD) from New York (JFK)?
ADD to JFK is 6,960 miles (11,200 km / 6,048 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ADD to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 6,960-mile great-circle distance in roughly 14h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ADD–JFK?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ADD–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,960-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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