the total distance from jfk to boston ma is 184 miles this is equivalent to 296 kilometers or 160 nautical miles your trip begins at john f kennedy international airport in new york new york it ends in boston massachusetts your flight direction from jfk to boston ma is northeast 49 degrees from north the distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to fly from jfk to boston ma it does this by computing the straight line flying distance as the crow flies