New York (JFK) to Oakland (OAK)
Flight time
≈ 5h 56m
Bearing
282° W
New York (JFK) to Oakland (OAK) is 2,569 miles (4,135 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–OAK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn December 2025, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–OAK; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
1
December 2025
Seats
159
both directions
Passengers
141
both directions
Load factor
88.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–OAK?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–OAK in December 2025 (1 departures).
- B6
JetBlue Airways
1 departures · 159 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.7%
Load
What plane flies JFK–OAK?
In December 2025, the Airbus A321 flew 100% of JFK–OAK departures.
- Airbus A321
1 departures · 88.7% load
100.0%
How has JFK–OAK traffic changed?
Monthly nonstop JFK–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
December 2025
1 departures · 141 passengers
88.7%
Load
Nonstop JFK–OAK traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Oakland (OAK)?
JFK to OAK is 2,569 miles (4,135 km / 2,233 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to OAK?
A nonstop covers the 2,569-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–OAK?
In December 2025, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–OAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,569-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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