# Distance from Bucaramanga (BGA) to New York (JFK)

> 3,727 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,727 km / 2,316 mi / 2,012 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 179° (south)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 18:48 in Bucaramanga, it's 19:48 in New York)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,884 ft (JFK is lower than BGA)

## Airports

### [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucaramanga, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.130000, -73.180000
- Elevation: 3,897 ft

### [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New York, United States
- ICAO: KJFK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.640000, -73.780000
- Elevation: 13 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:48 in Bucaramanga, it's 19:48 in New York.

## Related

- [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)
- [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)