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BID to JRB: distance & flight time
Block Island (Block Island State Airport) → New York (Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport)
131 mi
211 km · 114 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
131 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BID — Block Island State Airport · Block Island, United States
- JRB — Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport · New York, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BID
- WST · Westerly State Airport17 mi away
- MTP · Montauk Airport19 mi away
- GON · Groton New London Airport27 mi away
- NCO · Quonset State Airport31 mi away
Near JRB
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport8 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport9 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport13 mi away
- JRA · West 30th St. Heliport4 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BID from JRB?
The flight distance from Block Island (BID) to New York (JRB) is 131 miles (211 km, 114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BID to JRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BID to JRB?
Nonstop service on BID–JRB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BID to JRB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BID–JRB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BID to JRB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BID–JRB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.