Distance from New York City to Rome

Flying the shortest possible route, Rome lies 6,892 km (4,282 miles, 3,721 nautical miles) from New York City — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
6,892 km · 4,282 mi · 3,721 nmi
Initial bearing New York City → Rome
57° (ENE)
Initial bearing Rome → New York City
301° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 8 h 46 min
Time zones
New York City UTC-04:00 · Rome UTC+02:00 (+6 h)
Sunrise gap today
349 min — the sun rises later in New York City

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
New York City
40.7143, -74.0060
Sunrise / sunset today
10:00 UTC / 00:05 UTC
Rome
41.8919, 12.5113
Sunrise / sunset today
04:11 UTC / 18:22 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.