✈ JFK → HKG
NEW YORK → HONG KONG: 16H 11M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from New York to Hong Kong
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Hong Kong → New York
How long is the flight from New York to Hong Kong?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Hong Kong (HKG) 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
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Hong Kong timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Hong_Kong
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
Eastward — worse
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.
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Long-haul from New York
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Flights to Hong Kong
Nearest origins
- Taipei → Hong Kong
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Long-haul to 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
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