GateConnections

Connecting at New York JFK

Pick your two flights to see how much time that connection had between the gates on each of its last 10 days.

Have both flight numbers?

Time between the gates, by time on the timetable

TypicallyThe shortest 1 in 10 had this or less

25 to 44 min on the timetable

Typically 44 min between the gates; 1 in 10 had 5 min or less. 41,969 connections

45 to 59 min on the timetable

Typically 1 h 01 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 25 min or less. 31,132 connections

1 h to 1 h 14 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 16 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 40 min or less. 31,769 connections

1 h 15 to 1 h 29 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 32 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 54 min or less. 28,137 connections

1 h 30 to 1 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 54 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 15 or less. 59,154 connections

2 h to 2 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 2 h 38 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 54 or less. 108,124 connections

3 h to 4 h on the timetable

Typically 3 h 41 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 2 h 56 or less. 103,071 connections

403,356 connections, 15 Oct to 11 Nov 2026, on partner airlines. Between the gates: the first plane reaching its gate to the second leaving its gate; boarding closes before that, so ask your airline when. Airlines sell a connection only when it is at least the airport’s minimum connection time, a figure for booking: these are the times connections then had.

More or less than the timetable

16% of connections had 15 min or more less than the timetable.

Typically 11 min more than the timetable.

Busiest connections

By the hour you land

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Share with 15 min or more less than the timetable.

By where you fly in from

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Flights in from 166 places

136 more

Flights out to 170 places

140 more

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Statistics from past flights, not live flight information. Always check times and your connection with your airline, and don’t base travel or booking decisions on these numbers.