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AUH Abu Dhabi ⇄ JFK New York

Zayed International Airport (United Arab Emirates) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance11,031 km6,854 mi5,956 nautical miles
AUH → JFK14 h 35 minestimated block time
JFK → AUH12 h 45 minestimated block time
Clock change−8 hNew York vs Abu Dhabi, today
Great-circle route from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to New York (JFK)AUHAbu DhabiJFKNew York
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

AUH → JFK

14 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 323° (NW).

Leave Abu Dhabi Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 15:35 local.

JFK → AUH

12 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 46° (NE).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Abu Dhabi Sun 8 Nov, 07:45 local +1 day.

JFK-bound flights are the slower direction by about 110 minutes in our estimate: the route runs partly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance11,031 km · 6,854 mi · 5,956 nmi
Initial heading323° (NW) from AUH; 46° (NE) from JFK
Farthest from the equator56.8°N — the path arcs north of both airports
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip55% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

AUHAsia/Dubai — UTC+4 now; UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
JFKAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceNew York is 8 hours behind Abu Dhabi today; −9 h in January and −8 h in July because daylight saving time starts and ends on different dates (or not at all).

Jet lag, flying AUH → JFK. Your body clock has to move 8 hours later, like a westward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 8 days to fully adjust. Shifting later (as here) is usually the easier direction; evening daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

AUH Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · longest runway 13,471 ft4,106 m JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m

More routes from AUH and JFK

AUHBOM Abu Dhabi – Mumbai 1,971 km1,225 mi · 3 h 10 min AUHLHR Abu Dhabi – London 5,516 km3,427 mi · 7 h 50 min JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKDEN New York – Denver 2,610 km1,622 mi · 4 h 20 min JFKLHR New York – London 5,540 km3,442 mi · 6 h 50 min JFKMUC New York – Munich 6,481 km4,027 mi · 7 h 50 min DOHJFK Doha – New York 10,770 km6,692 mi · 14 h 15 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

JNBSYD Johannesburg – Sydney 11,024 km6,850 mi · 12 h 35 min LAXIST Los Angeles – Istanbul 11,002 km6,836 mi · 13 h 05 min DFWICN Dallas–Fort Worth – Seoul 10,987 km6,827 mi · 14 h 20 min SFOHKG San Francisco – Hong Kong 11,128 km6,915 mi · 14 h 50 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).