Great-circle route MAN ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAN → JFK Manchester to New York |
5/wk | Mon Tue Wed Fri Sun | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| JFK → MAN New York to Manchester |
5/wk | Mon Tue Wed Fri Sun | Virgin Atlantic 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 322,955 passengers on 1,252 flights between MAN and JFK — about 885 a day — filling 82% of the 396,092 seats flown. Aer Lingus Plc carried the most passengers (50%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
Virgin Atlantic Airways is the only airline flying the MAN–JFK nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-1000.
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 Manchester Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport is 3,332 miles, or 5,362 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,332 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,362 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,895 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Virgin Atlantic Airways flies the route nonstop, with about 10 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 6h 59m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,332-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 5 a week from Manchester to New York and 5 a week from New York to Manchester, from our most recent schedule sample.
Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 322,955 passengers on 1,252 scheduled flights between MAN and JFK — about 885 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-1000. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
