New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from New York to San Francisco is 2,242 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
New York (JFK)- Time difference
- San Francisco is 3 hours behind New York
- Midpoint
- 41.75° N, 98.63° W
- Heading from JFK
- 282° west
- Heading from SFO
- 70° east
- Farthest north
- 42.0° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see JFK-SFO on the globe.
Related routes
- New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)2,146 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO)2,083 nm
- New York (JFK) to Miami (MIA)949 nm
- New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO)821 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)590 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.