Great-circle route DFW ↔ 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → JFK Dallas to New York |
42/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| JFK → DFW New York to Dallas |
42/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
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 554,119 passengers on 4,213 flights between DFW and JFK — about 1,519 a day — filling 81% of the 682,567 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (68%).
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 DFW–JFK nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport is 1,389 miles, or 2,235 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,389 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,235 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,207 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 84 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 18m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,389-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 42 a week from Dallas to New York and 42 a week from New York to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
In 2025, airlines reported 554,119 passengers on 4,213 scheduled flights between DFW and JFK — about 1,519 a day — filling 81% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-100, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
