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JFK New York ⇄ MCO Orlando

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

Distance1,521 km945 mi821 nautical miles
JFK → MCO2 h 50 minestimated block time
MCO → JFK2 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hOrlando vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO)JFKNew YorkMCOOrlando
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

JFK → MCO

2 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 209° (SSW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 12:50 local.

MCO → JFK

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 25° (NNE).

Leave Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,521 km · 945 mi · 821 nmi
Initial heading209° (SSW) from JFK; 25° (NNE) from MCO
Farthest from the equator40.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip8% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFKAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
MCOAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceOrlando is on the same clock as New York today.

Jet lag, flying JFK → MCO. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m MCO Orlando International AirportOrlando, United States · longest runway 12,005 ft3,659 m

Same cities, other airports

EWRMCO Newark – Orlando 1,511 km939 mi · 2 h 50 min

More routes from JFK and MCO

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKMEX New York – Mexico City 3,365 km2,091 mi · 5 h 05 min JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h JFKFCO New York – Rome 6,866 km4,267 mi · 8 h 10 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min ATLMCO Atlanta – Orlando 651 km404 mi · 1 h 45 min EWRMCO Newark – Orlando 1,511 km939 mi · 2 h 50 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h BOSMCO Boston – Orlando 1,806 km1,122 mi · 3 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

ATLBOS Atlanta – Boston 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 40 min LAXSEA Los Angeles – Seattle 1,537 km955 mi · 2 h 50 min IAHORD Houston – Chicago 1,491 km926 mi · 2 h 40 min SFODEN San Francisco – Denver 1,553 km965 mi · 2 h 40 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).