Delta Air Lines Starts Non-Stop Service To JFK From STL

STL is now linked with America’s most connected airport for international flights

ST. LOUIS, MO (September 8, 2025): Starting today, Delta Air Lines begins 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 into and out of STL, seven days a week. The flight will depart JFK at 2:15 p.m. and arrive at STL at 4:00 p.m. The flight then returns to JFK with a scheduled departure at 4:40 p.m. and an arrival time of 8:08 p.m. This new Delta service will provide travelers from our 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.

New Delta Air Lines Service:

Flight	From	To	Departs	Arrives	Service
5782	New York (JFK)	St. Louis (STL)	2:59 p.m.	4:49 p.m.	Daily
5775	St. Louis (STL)	New York (JFK)	4:20 p.m.	8:00 p.m.	Daily

              (Note: Arrival and departure times may fluctuate) 

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.

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