New York (JFK) to Puerto Plata (POP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 43m
Bearing
172° S
New York (JFK) to Puerto Plata (POP) is 1,455 miles (2,342 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–POP
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–POP; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 91% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
55
July 2026
Seats
11,000
both directions
Passengers
9,793
both directions
Load factor
89.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–POP?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–POP in July 2026 (55 departures).
- B6
55 departures · 11,000 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.0%
Load
What plane flies JFK–POP?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 91% of JFK–POP departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
50 departures · 88.8% load
90.9% - Airbus A321neo
5 departures · 91.2% load
9.1%
How has JFK–POP traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–POP departures fell from 125 in August 2025 to 55 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–POP traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
125 departures · 16,776 passengers
83.3%
Load
September 2025
64 departures · 9,932 passengers
80.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 9,214 passengers
76.7%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 8,834 passengers
84.8%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 7,647 passengers
77.5%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 8,256 passengers
87.4%
Load
February 2026
52 departures · 7,457 passengers
90.4%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 8,728 passengers
92.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 9,214 passengers
86.7%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,246 passengers
86.3%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 9,028 passengers
83.6%
Load
July 2026
55 departures · 9,793 passengers
89.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → POP
97.5% full
28 departures · 5,461 passengers
POP → JFK
80.2% full
27 departures · 4,332 passengers
Nonstop JFK–POP 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).
The airports
Puerto Plata
DO
Gregorio Luperon International Airport
Coordinates
19.76°N, 70.57°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Puerto Plata (POP)?
JFK to POP is 1,455 miles (2,342 km / 1,265 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to POP?
A nonstop covers the 1,455-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–POP?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (90.9%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (9.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–POP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,455-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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