Fuel Consumption for a Los Angeles to New York Flight on a Boeing 737-800

A typical Boeing 737‑800 (common on this route) burns roughly 3,000 gallons (11,355 L) of jet fuel per flight hour. With a block time of ~5 hours, total consumption is approximately 15,000 gallons (56,775 L).

Actual figures vary with payload, winds, temperature, altitude, and routing.