Distance from New York City to Tehran

The distance between New York City, United States and Tehran, Iran is 9,879 kilometers (6,138 miles).

New York City, New York, United States

Tehran, Iran

From New York City to Tehran, the straight-line distance is 9,879 kilometers, heading northeast. New York City is at 57 meters above sea level, while Tehran is at 1,178 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)
Tehran, Iran

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Tehran

Coordinates: 35.6944° N 51.4215° E

Elevation: 1,178 m (3,865 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Mehrabad International Airport (THR)
  • Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA)
  • Payam International Airport (PYK)
  • Noshahr Airport (NSH)
  • Qazvin Airport (GZW)

Other distances from New York City

Distance between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Other distances from Tehran

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Tehran to Mashhad 741 km
From Tehran to Isfahan 338 km
From Tehran to Karaj 42 km
From Tehran to Tabriz 528 km
From Tehran to Shiraz 683 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between New York City and Tehran.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Francisco, United States Kyiv, Ukraine 9,878 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cairo, Egypt 9,878 km
Cairo, Egypt Charlotte, United States 9,880 km
Edmonton, Canada Brasília, Brazil 9,877 km
Tehran, Iran Brooklyn, United States 9,881 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Moscow, Russia 9,881 km
Torreón, Mexico Vienna, Austria 9,882 km
Budapest, Hungary Soacha, Colombia 9,882 km
Rome, Italy Tokyo, Japan 9,876 km
Houston, United States Bucharest, Romania 9,876 km
Cairo, Egypt Brasília, Brazil 9,876 km
Denver, United States Mar del Plata, Argentina 9,876 km
Cartagena, Colombia Saint Petersburg, Russia 9,875 km
Trujillo, Peru Palma, Spain 9,875 km
Mexicali, Mexico Moscow, Russia 9,883 km
Trujillo, Peru Barcelona, Spain 9,875 km

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