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Rome (FCO) – London (LGW)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,407 km
874 mi · 760 nm
Flight time
2 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
177 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (105 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
923,766
2024 · +15.9%
Flights / week
105
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
1,065,592 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_it), reported by the airport in Italy, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from FCO to LGWFCOLGW
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from FCO
322°
Heading from LGW
133°
Halfway point
46.65, 6.57
Great-circle km
1,406 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 1 h behind Rome

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 97,934 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug97.9KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202447,185
Feb 202461,269
Mar 202474,437
Apr 202479,652
May 202478,883
Jun 202487,670
Jul 202493,546
Aug 202497,934
Sep 202487,557
Oct 202476,677
Nov 202465,066
Dec 202473,890
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 544 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug544SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024299
Feb 2024364
Mar 2024412
Apr 2024468
May 2024478
Jun 2024526
Jul 2024532
Aug 2024544
Sep 2024524
Oct 2024473
Nov 2024398
Dec 2024465

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,406 km.

FCO Rome → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LGW London → FCO Rome

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

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 Rome and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
FCO1,4461,4071,4441,4721,4231,397
CIA1,4641,4261,4611,4901,4401,414

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Rome airports · All London airports

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550
FCO → CAG392 km 789,516

More routes from LGW

Route Distance Passengers / year
LGW → BCN1,109 km 1,353,516
LGW → AGP1,644 km 1,198,732
LGW → DUB486 km 1,052,966
LGW → FAO1,687 km 854,228
LGW → ALC1,430 km 789,014
LGW → MXP900 km 776,880
LGW → GVA716 km 758,331
LGW → AMS365 km 729,604
LGW → TFS2,911 km 728,806
LGW → PMI1,309 km 725,184

Questions

Rome (FCO) and London (LGW) are 1,407 km (874 miles, 760 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.