Direct Flights from New York to Catania
Catania · Sicily, Italy
Nonstop service from JFK to CTA on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
New York is the only city in our data with a nonstop to Catania — everywhere else connects.
How long to go to Catania for, from New York
9h 35m in the air, 4,553 miles. Give Catania a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Catania
Catania is a city of 310,000 people (2019) on the eastern coast of Sicily at the foot of Mount Etna, the biggest volcano in Europe. It is the second largest city in Sicily with the metropolitan area reaching one million inhabitants, a major transport hub, economic centre and a university city where you will enjoy a busy downtown and an active nightlife. Catania is also well known for its particular baroque architecture and urban design, consequences of the great earthquake of 1693 after which the city had to be rebuilt, like most of eastern Sicily.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Catania
- Syracuse is a city and municipality, capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy.
- The Necropolis of Pantalica is a collection of cemeteries with rock-cut chamber tombs in southeast Sicily, Italy.
- The University of Catania is a university located in Catania, Sicily. Founded in 1434, it is the oldest university in Sicily, the 13th oldest in Italy, and the 29th oldest in the world.
- Megara Hyblaea – perhaps identical with Hybla Major – is an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated near Augusta on the east coast, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northwest of Syracuse, Italy, on the deep…
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
- The Cathedral of Syracuse, formally the Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, is an ancient Catholic church in Syracuse, Sicily, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa.
- Naxos or Naxus was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily.
- Morgantina is an archaeological site in east central Sicily, southern Italy. It is sixty kilometres from the coast of the Ionian Sea, in the province of Enna.
- The ancient theatre of Taormina is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC.
- Castello Ursino, also known as Castello Svevo di Catania, is a castle in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.
- The Castello Maniace is a citadel and castle in Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated at the far point of the Ortygia island promontory, where it was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick…
- The Greek theatre of Syracuse lies on the south slopes of the Temenite hill, overlooking the modern city of Syracuse in southeastern Sicily, Italy.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Catania weather, compared with New York
11° warmer than New York on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Catania 60°F · New York 40°F · 20° warmer
- April
- Catania 68°F · New York 59°F · 9° warmer
- July
- Catania 89°F · New York 84°F · 5° warmer
- October
- Catania 76°F · New York 65°F · 11° warmer
Catania is the steadier of the two, moving 29° between its coldest and warmest months where New York moves 44°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Catania
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Catania is February–May and October–December, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–76°F.
- How long to stay
- Catania rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Syracuse, Sicily, Necropolis of Pantalica, and University of Catania and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Catania?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (JFK) to Catania (CTA) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Catania?
- Delta flies nonstop between New York (JFK) and Catania (CTA).
- How far is Catania from New York?
- Catania is about 4,553 miles from New York by air.
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Sicily, Italy?
- Yes — Catania (CTA) has nonstop service from New York on Delta, making it a nonstop gateway to Sicily, Italy.
- What is there to do in Catania?
- Popular things to do include Syracuse, Sicily, Necropolis of Pantalica, University of Catania, Megara Hyblaea, and more.
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