Chattanooga (CHA) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 2h 16m
Bearing
55° NE
Chattanooga (CHA) to New York (JFK) is 733 miles (1,180 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHA–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop CHA–JFK; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
168
both directions
Passengers
141
both directions
Load factor
83.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CHA–JFK?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHA–JFK in January 2026 (1 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 168 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.9%
Load
What plane flies CHA–JFK?
In January 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 100% of CHA–JFK departures.
- Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 83.9% load
100.0%
How has CHA–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop CHA–JFK departures held steady at about 1 a month between June 2025 and January 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHA–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 70 passengers
92.1%
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 159 passengers
88.3%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 141 passengers
83.9%
Load
Nonstop CHA–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Chattanooga
US
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)
Coordinates
35.04°N, 85.20°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chattanooga (CHA) from New York (JFK)?
CHA to JFK is 733 miles (1,180 km / 637 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHA to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 733-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHA–JFK?
In January 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHA–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 733-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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