FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ JFK → CPH

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 New York to Copenhagen

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Copenhagen → New York

How long is the flight from New York to Copenhagen?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Copenhagen (CPH) 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

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Time difference

+6h

6 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~6d

Eastward — worse

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.

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Nearest origins

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