JFK → MANNew York to Manchester

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Manchester (MAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 33 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,362 km, an estimated 7 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Manchester. Updated 16 September 2026 at 06:51 UTC.

JFK New York smooth · +0
MAN Manchester smooth · +0
5,362 km · ~7h 22m est.
departs 20:017x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live JFK and MAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −33 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−33 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~7h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Virgin Atlantic

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
Virgin AtlanticVS

Flights VS128 20:01 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-15VS128dep +33 → arr+5
09-14VS128dep −6 → arr−47
09-13VS128dep −1 → arr−33
09-12VS128dep −6 → arr−43

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 5 kt Full JFK delay board →
MANManchester +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · W 7 kt Full MAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 52% 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 Manchester route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK to MAN 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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How we measure this →

JFK to MAN questions

Is JFK–MAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from JFK to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 5,362 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 408–490 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–MAN fly?

Virgin Atlantic runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 MAN, 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.