New York (JFK) to Martha's Vineyard (MVY)
Flight time
≈ 1h 09m
Bearing
71° E
New York (JFK) to Martha's Vineyard (MVY) is 173 miles (278 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–MVY
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Cape Air was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–MVY; the Cessna C-402 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 68% full.
Departures
57
April 2026
Seats
513
both directions
Passengers
350
both directions
Load factor
68.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–MVY?
Cape Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–MVY in April 2026 (57 departures).
- 9K
Cape Air
57 departures · 513 seats
Share of departures100.0%68.2%
Load
What plane flies JFK–MVY?
In April 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew 100% of JFK–MVY departures.
- Cessna C-402
57 departures · 68.2% load
100.0%
How has JFK–MVY traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–MVY departures fell from 60 in May 2025 to 57 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–MVY traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
60 departures · 1,084 passengers
57.7%
Load
June 2025
77 departures · 4,400 passengers
62.9%
Load
July 2025
179 departures · 12,516 passengers
61.1%
Load
August 2025
187 departures · 17,349 passengers
78.6%
Load
September 2025
78 departures · 6,816 passengers
68.0%
Load
October 2025
59 departures · 2,386 passengers
60.6%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 319 passengers
63.3%
Load
December 2025
56 departures · 337 passengers
66.9%
Load
January 2026
5 departures · 20 passengers
44.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
30 departures · 142 passengers
52.6%
Load
April 2026
57 departures · 350 passengers
68.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JFK → MVY
73.2% full
29 departures · 191 passengers
MVY → JFK
63.1% full
28 departures · 159 passengers
Nonstop JFK–MVY 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 New York (JFK) from Martha's Vineyard (MVY)?
JFK to MVY is 173 miles (278 km / 150 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to MVY?
A nonstop covers the 173-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–MVY?
In April 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–MVY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 173-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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