DSS → JFKDakar to New York

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Direct flights from Dakar (DSS) to New York (JFK): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,160 km, an estimated 8 hours 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dakar and New York. Updated 13 September 2026 at 10:54 UTC.

DSS Dakar smooth · +8
JFK New York smooth · +0
6,160 km · ~8h 24m est.
departs 09:003x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
67 / 100

route health from live DSS and JFK delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~8h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL217 09:00 We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11DL217dep +86 → arr+45
09-09DL217dep +14 → arr−34
09-06DL217dep +30 → arr+16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DSSDakar +8 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 5 kt Full DSS delay board →
JFKNew York +0 min smooth 🌫 overcast · SSE 9 kt Full JFK delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JFK: 52% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +20 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dakar to New York route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSS to JFK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DSS to JFK questions

Is DSS–JFK running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at DSS is the weaker end, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DSS to JFK?

Great-circle distance is 6,160 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 465–558 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSS–JFK fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, wed, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DSS and arrival-side delay at JFK, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.