Hong Kong (HKG) to New York (JFK)
Flight time
≈ 16h 55m
Bearing
7° N
Hong Kong (HKG) to New York (JFK) is 8,059 miles (12,970 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HKG–JFK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Cathay Pacific was the only carrier flying nonstop HKG–JFK; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 40% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
180
April 2026
Seats
53,832
both directions
Passengers
48,840
both directions
Load factor
90.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HKG–JFK?
Cathay Pacific was the only carrier to fly nonstop HKG–JFK in April 2026 (180 departures).
- CX
Cathay Pacific
180 departures · 53,832 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.7%
Load
What plane flies HKG–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 40% of HKG–JFK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-900
72 departures · 88.9% load
40.0% - Boeing 777-300ER
60 departures · 89.7% load
33.3% - Airbus A350-1000
48 departures · 94.1% load
26.7%
How has HKG–JFK traffic changed?
Nonstop HKG–JFK departures rose from 173 in May 2025 to 180 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HKG–JFK traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
173 departures · 49,882 passengers
93.4%
Load
June 2025
174 departures · 48,002 passengers
89.6%
Load
July 2025
177 departures · 50,896 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
186 departures · 52,544 passengers
89.4%
Load
September 2025
162 departures · 41,854 passengers
81.9%
Load
October 2025
184 departures · 51,117 passengers
90.3%
Load
November 2025
180 departures · 51,394 passengers
93.4%
Load
December 2025
184 departures · 51,318 passengers
89.1%
Load
January 2026
178 departures · 51,029 passengers
92.1%
Load
February 2026
155 departures · 43,648 passengers
90.1%
Load
March 2026
186 departures · 57,558 passengers
99.0%
Load
April 2026
180 departures · 48,840 passengers
90.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HKG → JFK
97.7% full
90 departures · 26,299 passengers
JFK → HKG
83.8% full
90 departures · 22,541 passengers
Nonstop HKG–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.
The airports
Hong Kong
HK
Hong Kong International Airport
Coordinates
22.31°N, 113.91°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Hong Kong (HKG) from New York (JFK)?
HKG to JFK is 8,059 miles (12,970 km / 7,003 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HKG to JFK?
A nonstop covers the 8,059-mile great-circle distance in roughly 16h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HKG–JFK?
In April 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (40.0%), followed by the Boeing 777-300ER (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HKG–JFK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,059-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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