Denver (DEN) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 4h 03m
Bearing
78° E
Denver (DEN) to New York (JFK) is 1,622 miles (2,610 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DEN–JFK; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 26% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
238
April 2026
Seats
41,639
both directions
Passengers
25,960
both directions
Load factor
62.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–JFK?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop DEN–JFK departures in April 2026 (177), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
177 departures · 31,665 seats
Share of departures74.4%65.9%
Load
- B6
JetBlue Airways
60 departures · 9,872 seats
Share of departures25.2%51.0%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 102 seats
Share of departures0.4%68.6%
Load
What plane flies DEN–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 26% of DEN–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
62 departures · 62.7% load
26.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
56 departures · 79.9% load
23.5% - Airbus A320
56 departures · 51.0% load
23.5% - Boeing 737-800
56 departures · 55.3% load
23.5% - Boeing 767-300
4 departures · 56.1% load
1.7% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 58.2% load
1.3% - Airbus A220-300
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.4%
How has DEN–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–JFK departures fell from 251 in May 2025 to 238 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
251 departures · 35,359 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2025
289 departures · 42,724 passengers
87.8%
Load
July 2025
280 departures · 40,871 passengers
86.3%
Load
August 2025
306 departures · 42,797 passengers
82.5%
Load
September 2025
237 departures · 29,664 passengers
75.4%
Load
October 2025
283 departures · 36,773 passengers
77.8%
Load
November 2025
253 departures · 31,070 passengers
69.7%
Load
December 2025
300 departures · 40,125 passengers
76.4%
Load
January 2026
198 departures · 23,203 passengers
65.1%
Load
February 2026
187 departures · 22,098 passengers
68.4%
Load
March 2026
268 departures · 33,623 passengers
75.7%
Load
April 2026
238 departures · 25,960 passengers
62.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → JFK
63.0% full
119 departures · 13,121 passengers
JFK → DEN
61.7% full
119 departures · 12,839 passengers
Nonstop DEN–JFK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from New York (JFK)?
DEN to JFK is 1,622 miles (2,610 km / 1,409 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 1,622-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (26.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (23.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,622-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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