✈ JFK → KUL
18H 49M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from New York to Kuala Lumpur
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia
How long is the flight from New York to Kuala Lumpur?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) takes about 18 hours 49 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,426 miles (15,169 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 49m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,426 mi
15,169 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
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.