✈ FCO → JFK
8H 55M FROM ROME TO NEW YORK. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from Rome to New York
From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Rome to New York?
A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to New York (JFK) takes about 8 hours 55 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,266 miles (6,866 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 55m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,266 mi
6,866 km · great-circle
Avg speed
769 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Rome timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Rome
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.