Tel Aviv (TLV) to New York (JFK) nonstop flights, and how full they run

2 airlines fly nonstop from Tel Aviv to New York, 5,665 miles: El Al and Delta Air Lines. The figures below come from the records every airline files with the U.S. government for each flight into or out of the United States.

Emptiest months on this route, all its airlines together: March (78 percent full), December (85 percent full), and April (88 percent full). Fullest: August (97 percent), July (96 percent), and June (94 percent). Months every airline here usually runs 80 percent full or less: March.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthEl AlDelta Air Lines
January97 percent full, usually full79 percent full, usually open
February97 percent full, usually full72 percent full, usually open
March78 percent full, usually openno load record
April89 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight
May93 percent full, usually full81 percent full, tight
June94 percent full, usually full95 percent full, usually full
July96 percent full, usually full96 percent full, usually full
August97 percent full, usually full98 percent full, usually full
September94 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full
October94 percent full, usually full76 percent full, usually open
November90 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight
December90 percent full, tight63 percent full, usually open

Each figure is the average for that month across the recent years on record: usually open is 80 percent full or less, tight is 81 to 90 percent, usually full is over 90 percent. These are how full flights have run, not live seats, standby lists, or fares. Check with your airline before you travel.

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