Burbank (BUR) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 5h 43m
Bearing
66° NE
Burbank (BUR) to New York (JFK) is 2,460 miles (3,958 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–JFK; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
51
July 2026
Seats
7,184
both directions
Passengers
6,387
both directions
Load factor
88.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUR–JFK?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–JFK in July 2026 (51 departures).
- B6
51 departures · 7,184 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.9%
Load
What plane flies BUR–JFK?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 96% of BUR–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
49 departures · 89.0% load
96.1% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 86.4% load
3.9%
How has BUR–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–JFK departures fell from 60 in August 2025 to 51 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
60 departures · 7,187 passengers
85.6%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 6,756 passengers
81.8%
Load
October 2025
50 departures · 5,747 passengers
82.1%
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
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
5 departures · 532 passengers
84.2%
Load
May 2026
60 departures · 7,123 passengers
84.4%
Load
June 2026
54 departures · 6,621 passengers
87.6%
Load
July 2026
51 departures · 6,387 passengers
88.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → BUR
92.8% full
26 departures · 3,397 passengers
BUR → JFK
84.9% full
25 departures · 2,990 passengers
Nonstop BUR–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from New York (JFK)?
BUR to JFK is 2,460 miles (3,958 km / 2,137 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 2,460-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–JFK?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (96.1%), followed by the Airbus A320 (3.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,460-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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