Guatemala City (GUA) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 4h 56m
Bearing
26° NE
Guatemala City (GUA) to New York (JFK) is 2,063 miles (3,321 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GUA–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Avianca Costa Rica was the only carrier flying nonstop GUA–JFK; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
11,118
both directions
Passengers
9,436
both directions
Load factor
84.9%
seat-miles filled
Who flies GUA–JFK?
Avianca Costa Rica was the only carrier to fly nonstop GUA–JFK in July 2026 (62 departures).
- LR
Avianca Costa Rica
62 departures · 11,118 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.9%
Load
What plane flies GUA–JFK?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew 95% of GUA–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320neo
59 departures · 84.6% load
95.2% - Airbus A320
3 departures · 90.8% load
4.8%
How has GUA–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop GUA–JFK departures fell from 124 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop GUA–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
124 departures · 19,651 passengers
84.1%
Load
September 2025
80 departures · 12,570 passengers
80.7%
Load
October 2025
87 departures · 13,684 passengers
81.0%
Load
November 2025
88 departures · 14,054 passengers
82.4%
Load
December 2025
122 departures · 18,571 passengers
81.0%
Load
January 2026
118 departures · 19,240 passengers
87.2%
Load
February 2026
74 departures · 11,899 passengers
83.0%
Load
March 2026
88 departures · 13,555 passengers
79.5%
Load
April 2026
86 departures · 12,743 passengers
76.4%
Load
May 2026
66 departures · 10,330 passengers
81.9%
Load
June 2026
58 departures · 8,077 passengers
77.5%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 9,436 passengers
84.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
GUA → JFK
76.8% full
31 departures · 4,259 passengers
JFK → GUA
92.9% full
31 departures · 5,177 passengers
Nonstop GUA–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). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
The airports
Guatemala City
GT
La Aurora International Airport
Coordinates
14.58°N, 90.53°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Guatemala City (GUA) from New York (JFK)?
GUA to JFK is 2,063 miles (3,321 km / 1,793 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GUA to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 2,063-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GUA–JFK?
In July 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (95.2%), followed by the Airbus A320 (4.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying GUA–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,063-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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