Daytona Beach (DAB) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 2h 35m
Bearing
25° NE
Daytona Beach (DAB) to New York (JFK) is 892 miles (1,435 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAB–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop DAB–JFK; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,020
both directions
Passengers
8,305
both directions
Load factor
82.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAB–JFK?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAB–JFK in May 2026 (62 departures).
- B6
62 departures · 10,020 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.9%
Load
What plane flies DAB–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of DAB–JFK departures.
- Airbus A320
62 departures · 82.9% load
100.0%
How has DAB–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop DAB–JFK departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAB–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 129 passengers
67.5%
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 182 passengers
95.3%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 96 passengers
88.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 151 passengers
93.2%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
54 departures · 5,783 passengers
76.5%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 5,081 passengers
61.5%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 4,685 passengers
68.3%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 6,752 passengers
78.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,112 passengers
66.8%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,305 passengers
82.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAB → JFK
87.9% full
31 departures · 4,405 passengers
JFK → DAB
77.8% full
31 departures · 3,900 passengers
Nonstop DAB–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Daytona Beach (DAB) from New York (JFK)?
DAB to JFK is 892 miles (1,435 km / 775 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAB to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 892-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAB–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAB–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 892-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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