Berlin (BER) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 8h 45m
Bearing
296° NW
Berlin (BER) to New York (JFK) is 3,971 miles (6,390 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BER–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop BER–JFK; the Boeing 767-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
13,099
both directions
Passengers
11,916
both directions
Load factor
91.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BER–JFK?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BER–JFK in May 2026 (61 departures).
- DL
61 departures · 13,099 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.0%
Load
What plane flies BER–JFK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew 100% of BER–JFK departures.
- Boeing 767-300
61 departures · 91.0% load
100.0%
How has BER–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop BER–JFK departures fell from 95 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BER–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
95 departures · 22,377 passengers
90.1%
Load
July 2025
97 departures · 22,887 passengers
87.1%
Load
August 2025
97 departures · 23,782 passengers
89.9%
Load
September 2025
88 departures · 20,779 passengers
90.7%
Load
October 2025
49 departures · 10,965 passengers
95.2%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
5 departures · 925 passengers
86.2%
Load
April 2026
41 departures · 7,801 passengers
88.8%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 11,916 passengers
91.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → BER
94.4% full
31 departures · 6,282 passengers
BER → JFK
87.4% full
30 departures · 5,634 passengers
Nonstop BER–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).
The airports
Berlin
DE
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Coordinates
52.36°N, 13.50°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Berlin (BER) from New York (JFK)?
BER to JFK is 3,971 miles (6,390 km / 3,451 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BER to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 3,971-mile great-circle distance in roughly 8h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BER–JFK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BER–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,971-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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