✈ JFK → TLV
11H 36M, 5,665 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from New York to Tel Aviv
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East
How long is the flight from New York to Tel Aviv?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Tel Aviv (TLV) takes about 11 hours 36 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,665 miles (9,117 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 36m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,665 mi
9,117 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.