New York (JFK) to Saranac Lake (SLK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 19m
Bearing
355° N
New York (JFK) to Saranac Lake (SLK) is 260 miles (418 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–SLK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Cape Air was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–SLK; the Cessna C-402 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 33% full.
Departures
58
May 2026
Seats
522
both directions
Passengers
171
both directions
Load factor
32.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–SLK?
Cape Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–SLK in May 2026 (58 departures).
- 9K
Cape Air
58 departures · 522 seats
Share of departures100.0%32.8%
Load
What plane flies JFK–SLK?
In May 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew 100% of JFK–SLK departures.
- Cessna C-402
58 departures · 32.8% load
100.0%
How has JFK–SLK traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–SLK departures rose from 57 in June 2025 to 58 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–SLK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
57 departures · 294 passengers
57.3%
Load
July 2025
56 departures · 311 passengers
61.8%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 350 passengers
62.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 229 passengers
42.4%
Load
October 2025
54 departures · 220 passengers
45.3%
Load
November 2025
50 departures · 179 passengers
39.8%
Load
December 2025
50 departures · 205 passengers
45.6%
Load
January 2026
51 departures · 195 passengers
42.5%
Load
February 2026
41 departures · 169 passengers
45.8%
Load
March 2026
54 departures · 222 passengers
45.7%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 191 passengers
36.6%
Load
May 2026
58 departures · 171 passengers
32.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SLK → JFK
32.2% full
30 departures · 87 passengers
JFK → SLK
33.3% full
28 departures · 84 passengers
Nonstop JFK–SLK traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Saranac Lake
US
Adirondack Regional Airport
Coordinates
44.39°N, 74.20°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Saranac Lake (SLK)?
JFK to SLK is 260 miles (418 km / 226 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to SLK?
A nonstop covers the 260-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–SLK?
In May 2026, the Cessna C-402 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–SLK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 260-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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