Flights Dublin → New York
DUB → JFK
How long is the flight from Dublin to New York?
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to New York (JFK) takes 6h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route connects Dublin, where the airport opened in 1940, to New York, with the destination airport handling over sixty-two million passengers annually. Operating primarily with Boeing 757 and Airbus A330 aircraft, the route has a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay of 9.2 minutes across its twenty-eight total flights.
The Dublin (DUB) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Aer Lingus, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines. Across 110 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dublin (DUB) to New York (JFK) heads west for about 5,103 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 31m.
Departures from Dublin on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of DUB-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dublin the average ATFM delay is 0.9 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 110 tracked DUB-JFK flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 79% | 42 min | 2.5% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating DUB-JFK
Frequently asked questions about DUB-JFK
The flight from Dublin (DUB) to New York (JFK) takes 6h 31m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dublin (DUB) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 110 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dublin-New York is 0.00% across 110 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 7 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Aer Lingus, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, United Airlines.
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The Dublin-New York route is about 5,103 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
