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New York (JFK) to Hong Kong (HKG) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines and Cathay Pacific. The distance is 12,970 km, about 16h 20m in the air. There are also 31 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

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12,970 kmdistance
~16h 20mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
31one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Hong Kong

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → HKGAmerican Airlines, Cathay Pacific12,970 km~16h 20m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Turkish Airlines16,061 km~22h 15m
AMS AmsterdamKLM then Cathay Pacific and KLM15,122 km~21h 5m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and ITA Airways15,424 km~21h 30m
FRA FrankfurtAir France and Ethiopian Airlines then Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa15,343 km~21h 25m
PEK BeijingAir China and United Airlines then Air China and Cathay Pacific12,970 km~18h 30m
ORD ChicagoAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Cathay Pacific13,710 km~19h 25m
MAD MadridAmerican Airlines and Air France then Cathay Pacific16,269 km~22h 30m
PVG ShanghaiChina Eastern then Spring Airlines and Cathay Pacific13,129 km~18h 40m
FCO RomeAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Cathay Pacific16,149 km~22h 20m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa15,500 km~21h 35m
CAN GuangzhouChina Southern Airlines then Cathay Pacific and China Southern Airlines12,993 km~18h 30m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Air France then British Airways and Cathay Pacific15,170 km~21h 10m

More from New York and Hong Kong

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.