✈ CPH → JFK
8H 7M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Copenhagen to New York
From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Copenhagen to New York?
A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to New York (JFK) takes about 8 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,846 miles (6,189 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,846 mi
6,189 km · great-circle
Avg speed
762 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Copenhagen timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Copenhagen
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.