Denver (DEN) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 7,517 km
- 4,671 mi · 4,059 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h / 9 h 39 min
- Average gate to gate: DEN → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 877 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (519 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 408,376
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −0.6%
- Flights / week
- 36
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 509,132 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, 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 DEN
- 41°
- Heading from LHR
- 306°
- Halfway point
- 58.84, -60.16
- Great-circle km
- 7,497 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DEN → LHR
- 8 h 29 min
- In the air LHR → DEN
- 9 h
- Clocks
- London is 7 h ahead of Denver
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 40,173 |
| Sep 2025 | 42,522 |
| Oct 2025 | 38,900 |
| Nov 2025 | 21,436 |
| Dec 2025 | 26,683 |
| Jan 2026 | 23,464 |
| Feb 2026 | 19,883 |
| Mar 2026 | 28,292 |
| Apr 2026 | 34,860 |
| May 2026 | 41,518 |
| Jun 2026 | 45,922 |
| Jul 2026 | 44,723 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 183 |
| Sep 2025 | 178 |
| Oct 2025 | 173 |
| Nov 2025 | 109 |
| Dec 2025 | 121 |
| Jan 2026 | 119 |
| Feb 2026 | 111 |
| Mar 2026 | 130 |
| Apr 2026 | 178 |
| May 2026 | 184 |
| Jun 2026 | 179 |
| Jul 2026 | 186 |
Airlines flying DEN–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 22 | 57% |
| BABritish Airways | 14 | 43% |
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
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1,140 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 419 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 275 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 16 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 1 flight
Also carried: 7,149 tonnes of freight and 269 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,497 km.
DEN Denver → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LHR London → DEN Denver
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 Denver and London
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