Birmingham (BHM) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 2h 32m
Bearing
52° NE
Birmingham (BHM) to New York (JFK) is 865 miles (1,391 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn February 2026, Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–JFK; the Embraer ERJ-135 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 50% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
8
both directions
Passengers
4
both directions
Load factor
50.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BHM–JFK?
Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–JFK in February 2026 (1 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
1 departures · 8 seats
Share of departures100.0%50.0%
Load
What plane flies BHM–JFK?
In February 2026, the Embraer ERJ-135 flew 100% of BHM–JFK departures.
- Embraer ERJ-135
1 departures · 50.0% load
100.0%
How has BHM–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–JFK departures held steady at about 1 a month between August 2025 and February 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 4 passengers
50.0%
Load
Nonstop BHM–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Birmingham
US
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Coordinates
33.56°N, 86.75°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from New York (JFK)?
BHM to JFK is 865 miles (1,391 km / 751 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 865-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–JFK?
In February 2026, the Embraer ERJ-135 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 865-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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