✈ ICN → JFK

SEOUL → NEW YORK IN 13H 57M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.

Flight time
13h 57m
Distance
6,891 mi
Or
11,090 km
Jet lag
13h

Flight from Seoul to New York

From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Seoul to New York?

A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to New York (JFK) takes about 13 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,891 miles (11,090 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 57m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,891 mi

11,090 km · great-circle

Avg speed

795 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

-13h

13 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~9.1d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1641 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1896 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 455 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.