JFK → DSSNew York to Dakar

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Dakar (DSS): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 22 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 New York and Dakar. Updated 14 September 2026 at 02:57 UTC.

JFK New York busy · +19
DSS Dakar smooth · +0
6,160 km · ~8h 24m est.
departs 18:553x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
68 / 100

route health from live JFK and DSS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~8h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL216 varies Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12DL216dep +18 → arr+22
09-10DL216dep +96 → arr+51
09-08DL216dep −3 → arr−14

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
JFKNew York +19 min busy 🌤 few clouds · WSW 7 kt Full JFK delay board →
DSSDakar +0 min smooth ⛅ few clouds · ENE 5 kt Full DSS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSS: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Dakar route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK to DSS 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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JFK to DSS questions

Is JFK–DSS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at JFK is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from JFK to DSS?

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 JFK–DSS fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). 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 JFK and arrival-side delay at DSS, 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.