JFK to CAP
Flights from New York to Cap-Haïtien
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JFK is about to get the New York area's only nonstop to Cap-Haïtien: Sunrise Airways ends its Newark operations on October 25, 2026 and flies from JFK starting winter 2026. Sunrise's GSA has published the JFK schedule: S6 625 departs JFK on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6:00 AM and lands in Cap-Haïtien at 10:30 AM; the first JFK date and the terminal are not yet published, so check the search for the exact schedule. Until it starts, the nonstop is at Newark. From JFK the practical options are American through Miami, which lines up with the daily Miami to Cap-Haïtien flight from November 1, 2026, and JetBlue to Fort Lauderdale connecting to Sunrise. JetBlue has said it is considering Cap-Haïtien, with no date announced; Spirit ceased operations on May 2, 2026. Total travel time through Florida is seven hours or more, so an early departure from JFK avoids an overnight in Miami.
Airlines flying New York to Cap-Haïtien
| Airline | Service | Days | Checked bags | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 1 stop via MIA7h 10m | Daily | 1 free checked bag (50 lb) to Haiti on all fares except Basic Economy; Basic Economy pays $45 online or $50 at the airport. | Connects in Miami onto the daily Cap-Haïtien flight that starts November 1, 2026. Before that date, no US carrier serves Cap-Haïtien nonstop from this airport. |
| JetBlue | 1 stop via FLL7h 25m | Daily | Blue Basic: no checked bag included, carry-on allowed. Blue and Blue Plus: first bag $35 to $50 online, or included on Blue Plus. | JetBlue has said it is considering Cap-Haïtien but has announced no date. Today it connects through Fort Lauderdale onto a partner or separate ticket. |
Total price includes taxes and the Jetvala service fee; baggage fees may apply.
What it costs
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$578
Indicative one-way total
Based on typical low-season fares booked early, as of September 2, 2026. Taxes and the Jetvala service fee included. Live prices appear in search results.
When to book
Fares to Haiti peak from December 15 to January 8 and again in July and August, when the diaspora travels for the holidays and summer. Late January through April is the quietest and cheapest window. Book 6 to 10 weeks ahead for holiday travel; two to four weeks is usually enough in spring. Hurricane season runs June through November and can move flights at short notice.
About the airports
JFK
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York, US · EDT
John F. Kennedy International is the main international airport for New York and the departure point for Delta's nonstops to Lagos, Accra and Dakar, JetBlue's Caribbean network and Royal Air Maroc to Casablanca. For Haiti, Sunrise Airways moves its New York nonstop to Cap-Haïtien here from Newark starting winter 2026 (Newark operations end October 25, 2026; JFK flights run Tuesdays and Fridays outbound and Mondays and Thursdays inbound, first date and terminal not yet published); until then JFK offers connections only. Brooklyn's Flatbush and East Flatbush, home to the largest Haitian community in the Northeast, are 30 to 60 minutes away.
CAP
Cap-Haïtien International Airport
Cap-Haïtien, HT · EDT
Cap-Haïtien International Airport (CAP), also called Hugo Chávez International, is Haiti's second airport and, since November 2024, the only one US airlines are allowed to use. It sits on the coastal plain just south of the city, a few minutes from the historic center and about 20 km from the Citadelle Laferrière and Sans-Souci Palace at Milot. The airport was expanded in 2013 to take Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircraft on international flights, and it now carries the bulk of Haiti's traffic with the United States: Sunrise Airways from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boston and Newark, and American Airlines daily from Miami starting November 1, 2026.
Arriving at Cap-Haïtien
On arrival you walk from the aircraft to the terminal and fill in the green immigration card if you did not get one on the plane; keep the stub, you hand it back when you leave. Immigration has separate lines for Haitian nationals and foreigners, and a US passport with Haitian roots goes in the foreign line. Foreign visitors pay a $10 tourist fee at a dedicated desk (US dollars, exact change helps). Bags come out on a single carousel; porters in numbered vests will grab your bags, and $2 to $5 per bag is the going rate. Customs is a hand check of anything that looks commercial: multiple new phones, boxes of goods and large quantities of medicine draw questions and sometimes duty. Total time from landing to the curb is 30 to 60 minutes on a normal day, longer when two flights land together.
The city is 10 to 20 minutes away by road. Taxis and moto-taxis wait outside the terminal; agree the price before you get in (around $10 to $15 to central Cap-Haïtien in a car, less by moto). Jetvala works with vetted local drivers who meet you at arrivals with your name, drive an air-conditioned SUV or minibus, and can be booked as an add-on at checkout or on WhatsApp. Milot and the Citadelle are 40 to 60 minutes south; Limbé is about an hour west; Labadee and Cormier beach are 30 to 45 minutes northwest. Ouanaminthe and the Dominican border at Dajabón are two to three hours east on Route Nationale 6, a road that is generally passable but should be driven in daylight with a driver who knows it. Overland travel to Port-au-Prince is not something we recommend in 2026; see our ground travel guide for the full picture.