New York (JFK) to Omaha (OMA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 06m
Bearing
280° W
New York (JFK) to Omaha (OMA) is 1,151 miles (1,853 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–OMA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn November 2025, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–OMA; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
1
November 2025
Seats
178
both directions
Passengers
169
both directions
Load factor
94.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–OMA?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–OMA in November 2025 (1 departures).
- AS
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.9%
Load
What plane flies JFK–OMA?
In November 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 100% of JFK–OMA departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 94.9% load
100.0%
How has JFK–OMA traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–OMA departures held steady at about 1 a month between August 2025 and November 2025.
Monthly nonstop JFK–OMA traffic, trailing 12 months through November 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 161 passengers
90.5%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 169 passengers
94.9%
Load
Nonstop JFK–OMA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through November 2025; 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 Omaha (OMA)?
JFK to OMA is 1,151 miles (1,853 km / 1,001 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to OMA?
A nonstop covers the 1,151-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 06m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–OMA?
In November 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–OMA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,151-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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