FLIGHT TIME / CALCULATED ESTIMATE
Kota Kinabalu ↗ New York
BKI / Kota Kinabalu International AirportJFK / John F. Kennedy International Airport
MODELLED FLYING TIME18h 19mIllustrative estimate, not a scheduled flight
GREAT-CIRCLE DISTANCE14,740 kmGeographic straight-line distance
ROUTE CATEGORYInternationalOrigin and destination country records
How long is the flight?
The calculated airborne flight-time estimate between Kota Kinabalu (BKI) and New York (JFK) is approximately 18 hours and 19 minutes for a modelled route length of 14,740 km.
This is not a confirmed nonstop service or published airline schedule. Airlines can use different paths, and connection time, taxiing, winds, weather, airspace restrictions and operational delays can change the actual journey.
Reference coordinates
Departure: Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Arrival: John F. Kennedy International Airport. Both airport-code and coordinate records are drawn from the site’s imported aviation dataset, with initial curated data used until refreshed.