The flight time from Los Angeles to New York is 5 hours, 19 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 1 minute early.
16 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 50 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives JFK New York, NY 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
84%
Delta
81%
JetBlue
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to New York is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to New York is 2475 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Los Angeles
6 hours, 2 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
5h 19m
Delta
5h 19m
JetBlue
5h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h5h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

192

Distance

2475 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

JetBlue
68
American
62
Delta
61

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from New York by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to New York by plane is 2475 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to New York?

The flight time from Los Angeles to New York is 5 hours, 19 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with JetBlue being the fastest taking 5 hours, 19 minutes, and American the slowest taking 5 hours, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to New York?

JetBlue, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Los Angeles 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 290 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives New York 8 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Los Angeles to New York, American is 84% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 84% 15% 1%
Delta 81% 18% 1%
JetBlue 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and New York, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 16 292 10 319
Delta 17 286 12 319
JetBlue 16 292 9 319

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
1pm 1.56
5am 0.48
6am 2.69
8pm 0.79
0am 0.51
8am 1.22
7am 2.27
4pm 1.66
10pm 2.32
3pm 1.42
5pm 0
10am 1.13
9pm 1.56
2pm 1.46
11am 2.52
9am 1.57
12pm 2.21
11pm 1.84

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to New York that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 814
February 753
March 831
April 818
May 882
June 828
July 858
August 874
September 828
October 878
November 826
December 820

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to New York that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 28.48
Tuesday 28.13
Wednesday 27.81
Thursday 28.56
Friday 28.81
Saturday 22.15
Sunday 28.56

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
JetBlue 1
American 1
Delta 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
1pm 16 290 11 320
5am 15 294 8 317
6am 17 292 9 321
8pm 15 290 8 314
0am 15 289 9 314
8am 17 292 10 319
7am 16 290 10 318
4pm 15 286 10 313
10pm 17 286 9 314
3pm 15 293 10 319
5pm 19 285 8 312
10am 17 291 11 321
9pm 16 283 9 310
2pm 16 289 11 317
11am 16 293 13 326
9am 17 293 13 328
12pm 16 294 12 325
11pm 19 288 10 320
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.