✈ JFK → ICN
NEW YORK → SEOUL IN 13H 57M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from New York to Seoul
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Seoul → New York
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.
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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