✈ JFK → PRG
8H 33M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from New York to Prague
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Václav Havel (PRG), Czechia Europe
How long is the flight from New York to Prague?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Prague (PRG) takes about 8 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,071 miles (6,551 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,071 mi
6,551 km · great-circle
Avg speed
766 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Prague timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Prague
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.