New York (JFK) to Warsaw (WAW)
Flight time
≈ 9h 19m
Bearing
44° NE
New York (JFK) to Warsaw (WAW) is 4,255 miles (6,848 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JFK–WAW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–WAW; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
81
May 2026
Seats
23,694
both directions
Passengers
20,556
both directions
Load factor
86.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JFK–WAW?
Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–WAW in May 2026 (81 departures).
- LO
Polskie Linie Lotnicze
81 departures · 23,694 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.8%
Load
What plane flies JFK–WAW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 67% of JFK–WAW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 777-200
54 departures · 83.8% load
66.7% - Boeing 787-8
26 departures · 93.8% load
32.1% - Boeing 787-9
1 departures · 99.0% load
1.2%
How has JFK–WAW traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–WAW departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 81 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–WAW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 26,780 passengers
78.8%
Load
July 2025
120 departures · 30,636 passengers
91.3%
Load
August 2025
124 departures · 31,647 passengers
90.3%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 29,120 passengers
83.5%
Load
October 2025
72 departures · 18,022 passengers
93.3%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 14,848 passengers
92.3%
Load
December 2025
56 departures · 15,186 passengers
88.5%
Load
January 2026
58 departures · 15,058 passengers
83.9%
Load
February 2026
48 departures · 11,183 passengers
75.0%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 15,971 passengers
84.1%
Load
April 2026
79 departures · 21,574 passengers
91.3%
Load
May 2026
81 departures · 20,556 passengers
86.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
JFK → WAW
83.0% full
41 departures · 9,957 passengers
WAW → JFK
90.6% full
40 departures · 10,599 passengers
Nonstop JFK–WAW 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
Warsaw
PL
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Coordinates
52.17°N, 20.97°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Warsaw (WAW)?
JFK to WAW is 4,255 miles (6,848 km / 3,698 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to WAW?
A nonstop covers the 4,255-mile great-circle distance in roughly 9h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–WAW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Boeing 787-8 (32.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–WAW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,255-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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