Buenos Aires to New York Flights
Buenos Aires-Ezeiza (EZE) and New York JFK (JFK) are 8,535 km (5,303 mi) apart, about 10h 50m by nonstop flight. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop: American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. New York is 1 to 2 hours behind Buenos Aires, depending on the time of year. Flights also run the other way, from New York to Buenos Aires, over the same distance.
Buenos Aires to New York is one of the longest routes in the Americas, at more than 8,500 km. The shortest path crosses Paraguay, Bolivia, the Brazilian Amazon and Venezuela, then the Caribbean past the Dominican Republic.
- Distance
- 8,535 km5,303 mi
- Flight time
- 10h 50m10h 40m on the way back
- Time difference
- -2 / -1 hNew York vs Buenos Aires
- CO₂ per passenger
- 1,963 kgEconomy, one way
Airlines Flying Buenos Aires to New York Nonstop
- American Airlines
- Delta Air LinesSeasonal
Both airports list each of these airlines on the route, so it flies both ways. Seasonal flights only operate part of the year.
How Far Is Buenos Aires from New York?
8,535 km (5,303 mi) along the great circle, the shortest path over the Earth's surface. Real flights stray from it a little for winds, air traffic routes and closed airspace.
Why the route curves
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- 8,535 km the shortest path, along a great circle
- 8,536 km the straight line on a flat map: on a route this short the difference barely shows
The Earth is round, so the shortest route between two places is a great circle. Flat maps stretch the far north and south, which makes that route look curved.
How Long Is the Flight from Buenos Aires to New York?
Nonstop flights from Buenos Aires to New York are scheduled at about 10h 50m, and at about 10h 40m from New York to Buenos Aires. These are the times airlines publish, gate to gate, rounded to five minutes. The two directions differ mostly because of the winds at cruising altitude.
Time Difference Between Buenos Aires and New York
New York is 1 to 2 hours behind Buenos Aires, depending on the time of year. Daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates in each country (or not at all), which is why the gap changes.
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