JFK → MUCNew York to Munich

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Munich (MUC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,481 km, an estimated 8 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Munich. Updated 5 November 2026 at 09:14 UTC.

Today, JFK → MUC

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 17:30 LH411Lufthansa Sched 17:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked JFK board 03:34 · MUC board 10:14

JFK New York smooth · +8
MUC Munich smooth · +0
6,481 km · ~8h 49m est.
departs 17:307x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked JFK → MUC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~8h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
LufthansaLH86% on time

Flights LH411 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04LH411dep +0 → arr+20
11-03LH411dep −14 → arr+10
11-02LH411dep −16 → arr+0
11-01LH411dep −6 → arr+0
10-31LH411dep +1 → arr−20
10-30LH411dep +24 → arr−10
10-29LH411dep −12 → arr−20

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 +8 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 4 kt Full JFK delay board →
MUCMunich +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · E 5 kt Full MUC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at JFK: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +1 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Munich route actually runs

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

Is JFK–MUC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at JFK is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from JFK to MUC?

Great-circle distance is 6,481 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 487–586 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–MUC fly?

Lufthansa 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 MUC, 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.