✈ HKG → JFK
16H 11M, 8,059 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Hong Kong to New York
From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Hong Kong
How long is the flight from Hong Kong to New York?
A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to New York (JFK) takes about 16 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,059 miles (12,970 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,059 mi
12,970 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
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.
Flights from Hong Kong
Nearest destinations
- Hong Kong → Taipei
- Hong Kong → Manila
- Hong Kong → Shanghai
- Hong Kong → Bangkok
- Hong Kong → Beijing
- Hong Kong → Seoul
- Hong Kong → Osaka
- Hong Kong → Kuala Lumpur
- Hong Kong → Singapore
- Hong Kong → Tokyo
Long-haul from Hong Kong
- Hong Kong → Santiago
- Hong Kong → Buenos Aires
- Hong Kong → São Paulo
- Hong Kong → Rio de Janeiro
- Hong Kong → Cancun
- Hong Kong → Miami
- Hong Kong → Mexico City
- Hong Kong → Atlanta
- Hong Kong → Dallas
- Hong Kong → Boston
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Chicago → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Johannesburg → New York
- Cape Town → New York