Cheap flights from South America to New York from $258

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from South America, with most prices found around $559. If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in March, then you should wait until April to fly from South America, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $560.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $800. The most expensive day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $988.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in the morning. momondo users have found flights departing from South America to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the morning for as low as $816. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights in the evening are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $861.

Fly from Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl to New York John F Kennedy Intl for the best South America - New York John F Kennedy Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from South America when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around $734 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from South America for as low as $665 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on South America to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

American Airlines, Avianca, and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from South America to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Avianca, LATAM Airlines and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from South America according to our data. Avianca is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between South America and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 163 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Avianca have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, there are 39 flights per day flying from South America to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. The most common time of day flights depart is 10:00PM, with 70% of flights taking off in the evening.

As of October 2026, 274 flights take off from South America and land in New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.