Frankfurt am Main (HHN) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 8h 23m
Bearing
294° NW
Frankfurt am Main (HHN) to New York (JFK) is 3,795 miles (6,108 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HHN–JFK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Lufthansa was the only carrier flying nonstop HHN–JFK; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
255
both directions
Passengers
214
both directions
Load factor
83.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HHN–JFK?
Lufthansa was the only carrier to fly nonstop HHN–JFK in May 2026 (1 departures).
- LH
Lufthansa
1 departures · 255 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.9%
Load
What plane flies HHN–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 100% of HHN–JFK departures.
- Airbus A330-200
1 departures · 83.9% load
100.0%
How has HHN–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop HHN–JFK departures fell from 12 in October 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HHN–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
October 2025
12 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
2 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
1 departures · 214 passengers
83.9%
Load
Nonstop HHN–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).
The airports
Frankfurt am Main
DE
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Coordinates
49.95°N, 7.26°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Frankfurt am Main (HHN) from New York (JFK)?
HHN to JFK is 3,795 miles (6,108 km / 3,298 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HHN to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 3,795-mile great-circle distance in roughly 8h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HHN–JFK?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HHN–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,795-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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