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.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies JFK–STL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop JFK–STL; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
2
April 2026
Seats
333
both directions
Passengers
256
both directions
Load factor
76.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–STL?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop JFK–STL departures in April 2026 (1), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- AA
American Airlines
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures50.0%61.1%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
1 departures · 161 seats
Share of departures50.0%93.8%
Load
What plane flies JFK–STL?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 50% of JFK–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 61.1% load
50.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 93.8% load
50.0%
How has JFK–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–STL departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 2 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 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
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 256 passengers
76.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
JFK → STL
61.1% full
1 departures · 105 passengers
STL → JFK
93.8% full
1 departures · 151 passengers
Nonstop JFK–STL 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
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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (50.0%).
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.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from JFK
Popular long-haul routes