New York (JFK) to San Juan (SJU)
Flight time
≈ 4h 00m
Bearing
161° S
New York (JFK) to San Juan (SJU) is 1,602 miles (2,578 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–SJU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, JetBlue Airways operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop JFK–SJU; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
623
April 2026
Seats
110,595
both directions
Passengers
93,329
both directions
Load factor
84.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–SJU?
JetBlue Airways operated the most nonstop JFK–SJU departures in April 2026 (416), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- B6
JetBlue Airways
416 departures · 69,498 seats
Share of departures66.8%81.2%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
180 departures · 34,813 seats
Share of departures28.9%89.2%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
26 departures · 6,112 seats
Share of departures4.2%92.7%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.2%100.0%
Load
What plane flies JFK–SJU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 43% of JFK–SJU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320
269 departures · 82.9% load
43.2% - Airbus A321neo
204 departures · 89.2% load
32.7% - Airbus A321
87 departures · 76.1% load
14.0% - Airbus A220-300
58 departures · 85.2% load
9.3% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 96.6% load
0.6% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 100.0% load
0.2%
How has JFK–SJU traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–SJU departures fell from 674 in May 2025 to 623 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–SJU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
674 departures · 112,781 passengers
86.4%
Load
June 2025
694 departures · 114,961 passengers
88.1%
Load
July 2025
716 departures · 124,513 passengers
94.2%
Load
August 2025
718 departures · 122,779 passengers
92.4%
Load
September 2025
495 departures · 82,411 passengers
90.0%
Load
October 2025
539 departures · 85,383 passengers
85.8%
Load
November 2025
593 departures · 94,500 passengers
87.7%
Load
December 2025
674 departures · 103,600 passengers
84.2%
Load
January 2026
577 departures · 95,292 passengers
91.1%
Load
February 2026
548 departures · 89,615 passengers
90.8%
Load
March 2026
605 departures · 96,579 passengers
88.0%
Load
April 2026
623 departures · 93,329 passengers
84.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JFK → SJU
80.8% full
312 departures · 44,730 passengers
SJU → JFK
88.0% full
311 departures · 48,599 passengers
Nonstop JFK–SJU traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
San Juan
PR
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
Coordinates
18.44°N, 66.00°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from San Juan (SJU)?
JFK to SJU is 1,602 miles (2,578 km / 1,392 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to SJU?
A nonstop covers the 1,602-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–SJU?
In April 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (43.2%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (32.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–SJU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,602-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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