✈ CPH → JFK

8H 7M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.

Flight time
8h 7m
Distance
3,846 mi
Or
6,189 km
Jet lag
6h

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.

✈ Flight 916 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1058 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 254 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.