✈ DFW → JFK

3H 25M FROM DALLAS TO NEW YORK. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
3h 25m
Distance
1,389 mi
Or
2,235 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Dallas to New York

From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? New York → Dallas

How long is the flight from Dallas to New York?

A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to New York (JFK) takes about 3 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,389 miles (2,235 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

3h 25m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,389 mi

2,235 km · great-circle

Avg speed

655 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+1h

1 hour ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~1d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 273 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 382 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 92 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.