Atlanta (ATL) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 6,776 km
- 4,211 mi · 3,659 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 9 min / 9 h 18 min
- Average gate to gate: ATL → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 791 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (468 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 756,478
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +0.5%
- Flights / week
- 69
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 940,334 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- DL, VS, BA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ATL
- 45°
- Heading from LHR
- 289°
- Halfway point
- 50.80, -49.81
- Great-circle km
- 6,761 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATL → LHR
- 7 h 41 min
- In the air LHR → ATL
- 8 h 41 min
- Clocks
- London is 5 h ahead of Atlanta
The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 67,514 |
| Sep 2025 | 66,151 |
| Oct 2025 | 67,442 |
| Nov 2025 | 58,195 |
| Dec 2025 | 67,362 |
| Jan 2026 | 54,529 |
| Feb 2026 | 44,627 |
| Mar 2026 | 63,379 |
| Apr 2026 | 61,383 |
| May 2026 | 66,683 |
| Jun 2026 | 69,250 |
| Jul 2026 | 69,963 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 306 |
| Sep 2025 | 298 |
| Oct 2025 | 309 |
| Nov 2025 | 296 |
| Dec 2025 | 302 |
| Jan 2026 | 301 |
| Feb 2026 | 277 |
| Mar 2026 | 305 |
| Apr 2026 | 298 |
| May 2026 | 309 |
| Jun 2026 | 300 |
| Jul 2026 | 307 |
Airlines flying ATL–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 42 | 59% |
| VSVirgin Atlantic Airways | 14 | 25% |
| BABritish Airways | 14 | 16% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 1,332 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 710 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 700 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 519 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 307 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 30 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 4 flights
- Airbus A330-900neo · 4 flights
Also carried: 31,135 tonnes of freight and 94 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 6,761 km.
ATL Atlanta → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LHR London → ATL Atlanta
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Atlanta and London
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