✈ AUH → JFK
ABU DHABI → NEW YORK IN 13H 53M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to New York
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to New York?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to New York (JFK) takes about 13 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,854 miles (11,031 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,854 mi
11,031 km · great-circle
Avg speed
795 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.