How Long Is the Flight? By Destination

Quick answer: from New York, the farthest destination here is Australia, 9,950 miles — about 21 h 4 min of flying if a non-stop went all the way; the nearest is the Bahamas. Each page has the time from 19 of the busiest US airports, both ways, and the clock change.

DestinationFrom New YorkFrom Los AngelesClock change from New York (July)
Bahamas2 h 58 min5 h 25 min±0
Turks and Caicos3 h 20 min6 h 8 min±0
Dominican Republic3 h 47 min6 h 44 min±0
Jamaica3 h 50 min5 h 46 min−1 h
Puerto Rico3 h 51 min6 h 59 min±0
Cancún3 h 55 min4 h 41 min−1 h
Aruba4 h 34 min6 h 59 min±0
Costa Rica5 h 10 min5 h 49 min−2 h
Las Vegas5 h 23 min1 h 15 min−3 h
Iceland5 h 39 min8 h 54 min+4 h
Ireland6 h 41 min10 h 29 min+5 h
London7 h 11 min11 h+5 h
Spain7 h 23 min11 h 39 min+6 h
Paris7 h 30 min11 h 24 min+6 h
Germany7 h 56 min11 h 41 min+6 h
Italy8 h 40 min12 h 41 min+6 h
Brazil9 h 47 min12 h 9 min+1 h
Greece9 h 54 min13 h 48 min+7 h
Hawaii10 h 56 min6 h 1 min−6 h
Dubai13 h 30 min16 h 47 min+8 h
China14 h 5 min13 h 16 min+12 h
Japan14 h 11 min11 h 51 min+13 h
South Korea14 h 19 min12 h 49 min+13 h
Thailand17 h 26 min17 h 22 min+11 h
Philippines17 h 30 min15 h 34 min+12 h
New Zealand18 h 44 min13 h 54 min+16 h
Bali20 h 44 min18 h 21 min+12 h
Australia21 h 4 min15 h 58 min+14 h

Times are estimates of a non-stop, from a line fitted on 5,797 US routes’ scheduled times (US DOT, 2026-06); routes longer than 4,983 miles are an extrapolation. For any two airports, use the Flight Time Calculator.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.