New York (JFK) to Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN)
Flight time
≈ 7h 28m
Bearing
49° NE
New York (JFK) to Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN) is 3,332 miles (5,362 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–MAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Virgin Atlantic was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–MAN; the Airbus A330-300 was the most common aircraft at 71% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
58
April 2026
Seats
17,573
both directions
Passengers
14,374
both directions
Load factor
81.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–MAN?
Virgin Atlantic was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–MAN in April 2026 (58 departures).
- VS
Virgin Atlantic
58 departures · 17,573 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.8%
Load
What plane flies JFK–MAN?
In April 2026, the Airbus A330-300 flew 71% of JFK–MAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A330-300
41 departures · 82.2% load
70.7% - Airbus A350-1000
17 departures · 81.2% load
29.3%
How has JFK–MAN traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–MAN departures fell from 122 in May 2025 to 58 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–MAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
122 departures · 31,171 passengers
77.6%
Load
June 2025
116 departures · 31,344 passengers
81.4%
Load
July 2025
113 departures · 31,723 passengers
85.7%
Load
August 2025
108 departures · 31,411 passengers
92.7%
Load
September 2025
118 departures · 29,354 passengers
76.6%
Load
October 2025
120 departures · 30,712 passengers
78.0%
Load
November 2025
76 departures · 19,319 passengers
86.1%
Load
December 2025
70 departures · 18,136 passengers
90.8%
Load
January 2026
67 departures · 14,739 passengers
74.6%
Load
February 2026
68 departures · 14,946 passengers
74.1%
Load
March 2026
45 departures · 10,319 passengers
85.0%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 14,374 passengers
81.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JFK → MAN
87.2% full
29 departures · 7,600 passengers
MAN → JFK
76.5% full
29 departures · 6,774 passengers
Nonstop JFK–MAN 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
Manchester, Greater Manchester
GB
Manchester Airport
Coordinates
53.35°N, 2.28°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Manchester, Greater Manchester (MAN)?
JFK to MAN is 3,332 miles (5,362 km / 2,895 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to MAN?
A nonstop covers the 3,332-mile great-circle distance in roughly 7h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–MAN?
In April 2026, the Airbus A330-300 flew the largest share of departures (70.7%), followed by the Airbus A350-1000 (29.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–MAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,332-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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