New York (JFK) to Narita (NRT)
Flight time
≈ 14h 16m
Bearing
333° NW
New York (JFK) to Narita (NRT) is 6,729 miles (10,830 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–NRT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn February 2026, Cathay Pacific was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–NRT; the Boeing 777-300ER was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 99% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
294
both directions
Passengers
291
both directions
Load factor
99.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–NRT?
Cathay Pacific was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–NRT in February 2026 (1 departures).
- CX
Cathay Pacific
1 departures · 294 seats
Share of departures100.0%99.0%
Load
What plane flies JFK–NRT?
In February 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew 100% of JFK–NRT departures.
- Boeing 777-300ER
1 departures · 99.0% load
100.0%
How has JFK–NRT traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–NRT departures fell from 3 in August 2025 to 1 in February 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–NRT traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
3 departures · 772 passengers
63.2%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 663 passengers
96.9%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
3 departures · 972 passengers
89.1%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 291 passengers
99.0%
Load
Nonstop JFK–NRT traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Narita
JP
Narita International Airport
Coordinates
35.77°N, 140.39°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Narita (NRT)?
JFK to NRT is 6,729 miles (10,830 km / 5,848 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to NRT?
A nonstop covers the 6,729-mile great-circle distance in roughly 14h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–NRT?
In February 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–NRT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,729-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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