New York (EWR) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 5,577 km
- 3,465 mi · 3,011 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 11 min / 8 h 6 min
- Average gate to gate: EWR → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 651 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (385 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 974,748
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +5.8%
- Flights / week
- 121
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 1,207,809 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 EWR
- 51°
- Heading from LHR
- 288°
- Halfway point
- 52.33, -41.50
- Great-circle km
- 5,562 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air EWR → LHR
- 6 h 29 min
- In the air LHR → EWR
- 7 h 26 min
- Clocks
- London is 5 h ahead of New York
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 90,925 |
| Sep 2025 | 79,419 |
| Oct 2025 | 82,987 |
| Nov 2025 | 75,452 |
| Dec 2025 | 89,635 |
| Jan 2026 | 68,208 |
| Feb 2026 | 52,886 |
| Mar 2026 | 81,408 |
| Apr 2026 | 80,723 |
| May 2026 | 85,519 |
| Jun 2026 | 92,253 |
| Jul 2026 | 95,333 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 547 |
| Sep 2025 | 523 |
| Oct 2025 | 551 |
| Nov 2025 | 522 |
| Dec 2025 | 545 |
| Jan 2026 | 516 |
| Feb 2026 | 418 |
| Mar 2026 | 540 |
| Apr 2026 | 531 |
| May 2026 | 547 |
| Jun 2026 | 538 |
| Jul 2026 | 532 |
Airlines flying EWR–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 95 | 70% |
| BABritish Airways | 27 | 30% |
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 767-300/300ER · 4,353 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 1,106 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 399 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 261 flights
- Boeing 767-400/ER · 95 flights
- Boeing 757-200 · 52 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 42 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1 flight
Also carried: 28,546 tonnes of freight and 2,470 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,562 km.
EWR New York → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LHR London → EWR New York
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 New York and London
| LHR | LGW | STN | LTN | LCY | SEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | 5,555 | 5,584 | 5,586 | 5,547 | 5,588 | 5,627 |
| EWR | 5,577 | 5,607 | 5,608 | 5,569 | 5,610 | 5,649 |
| LGA | 5,551 | 5,581 | 5,583 | 5,543 | 5,584 | 5,624 |
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All New York airports · All London airports
More routes from EWR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO | 1,508 km | 1,946,092 |
| EWR → LAX | 3,950 km | 1,791,699 |
| EWR → SFO | 4,128 km | 1,752,123 |
| EWR → ATL | 1,200 km | 1,749,835 |
| EWR → ORD | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| EWR → FLL | 1,713 km | 1,376,885 |
| EWR → MIA | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| EWR → IAH | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| EWR → DEN | 2,583 km | 1,059,062 |
| EWR → DFW | 2,208 km | 984,248 |