Delta Air Lines starts non-stop service from STL to JFK
Delta flight at STL. (Provided photo)
STL now linked with America’s most connected airport for international flights
Starting Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, Delta Air Lines now offers non-stop service from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). This direct service to JFK enables passengers to use AirTrain JFK as a fast and easy way into Manhattan. It also offers international travelers a range of airline options.
For this service, Delta will operate a daily flight to and from STL, seven days a week.
The flight from JFK to STL will depart from JFK at 2:59 p.m. and arrive at 4:49 p.m.
STL’s flight to JFK departs at 4:20 p.m. with an arrival time of 8 p.m.
This new Delta service will provide travelers from the St. Louis Metro region with convenient access to Delta’s global hub at JFK, where customers can connect to more than 200 destinations in over 80 countries worldwide. For those heading into Manhattan, it’s just 10 to 15 minutes on the AirTrain JFK from your terminal to the Jamaica Station. From there, the Long Island Railroad to Penn Station or Grand Central Station takes just 20 minutes.
In recent years, Delta Air Lines has been the third-largest airline operating at STL, according to the airport’s market share data—Delta last operated service from STL to JFK in 2015.
(Note: Arrival and departure times may fluctuate)
About STL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is the primary commercial airport for the St. Louis metro area, and parts of eastern Missouri and southern Illinois, serving nearly 15.9 million passengers annually. STL is an Enterprise Fund Department of the City of St. Louis. It is wholly supported by airport user charges. No general fund revenues are used for the operation, administration, promotion, or maintenance of airport facilities. For more information on St. Louis Lambert International Airport, log onto www.flystl.com or follow on Facebook: @flySTL, Twitter: @flySTL, and Instagram: @flySTL.
About Delta Air Lines
Through exceptional service and the power of innovation, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) never stops looking for ways to make every trip feel tailored to every customer. There are 100,000 Delta people leading the way to deliver a world-class customer experience on up to 5,000 peak day flights to more than 290 destinations on six continents, connecting people to places and to each other. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta operates significant hubs and key markets in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Bogota, Boston, Detroit, Lima, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-JFK and LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Santiago (Chile), Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seoul-Incheon and Tokyo.
