Great-circle route DEN ↔ JFK. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN → JFK Denver to New York |
24/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| JFK → DEN New York to Denver |
32/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 407,094 passengers on 3,033 flights between DEN and JFK — about 1,116 a day — filling 79% of the 518,180 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (62%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the DEN–JFK nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Denver International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport is 1,622 miles, or 2,610 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,622 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,610 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,409 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 56 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 44m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,622-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 24 a week from Denver to New York and 32 a week from New York to Denver, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 407,094 passengers on 3,033 scheduled flights between DEN and JFK — about 1,116 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
