✈ JFK → DEL
14H 45M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from New York to Delhi
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from New York to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Delhi (DEL) takes about 14 hours 45 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,304 miles (11,755 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 45m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,304 mi
11,755 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+9.5h
9h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~9.5d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.