New York (JFK) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 2h 35m
Bearing
267° W
New York (JFK) to St Louis (STL) is 890 miles (1,433 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–STL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Endeavor Air was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–STL; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
48
May 2026
Seats
3,642
both directions
Passengers
2,798
both directions
Load factor
76.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–STL?
Endeavor Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–STL in May 2026 (48 departures).
- 9E
48 departures · 3,642 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.8%
Load
What plane flies JFK–STL?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 100% of JFK–STL departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
48 departures · 76.8% load
100.0%
How has JFK–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–STL departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 48 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 102 passengers
52.6%
Load
September 2025
47 departures · 2,409 passengers
65.7%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 3,029 passengers
65.5%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 2,719 passengers
61.7%
Load
December 2025
57 departures · 2,919 passengers
67.6%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 408 passengers
67.1%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 256 passengers
76.9%
Load
May 2026
48 departures · 2,798 passengers
76.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → STL
70.3% full
24 departures · 1,279 passengers
STL → JFK
83.3% full
24 departures · 1,519 passengers
Nonstop JFK–STL 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from St Louis (STL)?
JFK to STL is 890 miles (1,433 km / 774 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to STL?
A nonstop covers the 890-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–STL?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 890-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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