✈ JFK → ICN

13H 57M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
13h 57m
Distance
6,891 mi
Or
11,090 km
Jet lag
13h

Flight from New York to Seoul

From JFK (JFK), USA North America  →  Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia

How long is the flight from New York to Seoul?

A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Seoul (ICN) takes about 13 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,891 miles (11,090 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

13h 57m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

6,891 mi

11,090 km · great-circle

Avg speed

795 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Seoul timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Seoul

Time difference

+13h

13 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~13d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1641 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1896 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 455 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.