✈ ICN → JFK
SEOUL → NEW YORK IN 13H 57M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Seoul to New York
From Incheon (ICN), South Korea Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Seoul to New York?
A nonstop flight from Seoul (ICN) to New York (JFK) 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
Seoul timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Seoul
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-13h
13 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~9.1d
Westward — easier
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.