New York (JFK) to Ponce (PSE)
Flight time
≈ 4h 03m
Bearing
163° S
New York (JFK) to Ponce (PSE) is 1,621 miles (2,609 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–PSE
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, JetBlue Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–PSE; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
9
January 2026
Seats
1,458
both directions
Passengers
1,302
both directions
Load factor
89.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–PSE?
JetBlue Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–PSE in January 2026 (9 departures).
- B6
9 departures · 1,458 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.3%
Load
What plane flies JFK–PSE?
In January 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of JFK–PSE departures.
- Airbus A320
9 departures · 89.3% load
100.0%
How has JFK–PSE traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–PSE departures fell from 35 in June 2025 to 9 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–PSE traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
35 departures · 3,034 passengers
53.5%
Load
July 2025
56 departures · 7,090 passengers
78.1%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 7,437 passengers
76.5%
Load
September 2025
4 departures · 502 passengers
77.5%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
25 departures · 2,762 passengers
68.2%
Load
January 2026
9 departures · 1,302 passengers
89.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PSE → JFK
95.6% full
5 departures · 774 passengers
JFK → PSE
81.5% full
4 departures · 528 passengers
Nonstop JFK–PSE traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Ponce
PR
Mercedita International Airport
Coordinates
18.01°N, 66.56°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Ponce (PSE)?
JFK to PSE is 1,621 miles (2,609 km / 1,409 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to PSE?
A nonstop covers the 1,621-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–PSE?
In January 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–PSE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,621-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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