B61 distance and great-circle path
B61 covers 1,723 km, or 1,071 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 340 by distance.
The plane leaves New York heading south. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the JFK-FLL route appears on a tracker map.
Why B61 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 3.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 541 km/h. An Airbus A320 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See what really moves flight times.
Can the Airbus A320 comfortably fly B61?
Not at all. At roughly 28% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A320. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A320.
What to know about B61
- Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.