New York (JFK) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 2h 52m
Bearing
202° S
New York (JFK) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 1,030 miles (1,657 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–PBI
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop JFK–PBI; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
264
July 2026
Seats
37,674
both directions
Passengers
33,543
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
seat-miles filled
Who flies JFK–PBI?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop JFK–PBI departures in July 2026 (153), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- B6
153 departures · 21,905 seats
Share of departures58.0%90.6%
Load
- DL
111 departures · 15,769 seats
Share of departures42.0%86.9%
Load
What plane flies JFK–PBI?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 51% of JFK–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
134 departures · 92.4% load
50.8% - Boeing 737-800
55 departures · 89.0% load
20.8% - Airbus A319
38 departures · 83.7% load
14.4% - Airbus A220-100
18 departures · 85.7% load
6.8% - Airbus A320
14 departures · 79.6% load
5.3% - Airbus A321
5 departures · 80.3% load
1.9%
How has JFK–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–PBI departures fell from 306 in August 2025 to 264 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
306 departures · 40,546 passengers
86.5%
Load
September 2025
296 departures · 33,993 passengers
71.3%
Load
October 2025
317 departures · 39,203 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
407 departures · 46,869 passengers
72.0%
Load
December 2025
413 departures · 52,852 passengers
78.3%
Load
January 2026
386 departures · 44,595 passengers
71.8%
Load
February 2026
370 departures · 44,230 passengers
75.1%
Load
March 2026
422 departures · 51,554 passengers
79.1%
Load
April 2026
444 departures · 47,977 passengers
67.5%
Load
May 2026
320 departures · 35,543 passengers
72.0%
Load
June 2026
306 departures · 35,626 passengers
78.5%
Load
July 2026
264 departures · 33,543 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PBI → JFK
88.5% full
134 departures · 16,957 passengers
JFK → PBI
89.6% full
130 departures · 16,586 passengers
Nonstop JFK–PBI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
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Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from West Palm Beach (PBI)?
JFK to PBI is 1,030 miles (1,657 km / 895 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 1,030-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–PBI?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (50.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (20.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,030-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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