New York (JFK) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 5,555 km
- 3,452 mi · 2,999 nm
- Flight time
- 7 h 3 min / 7 h 56 min
- Average gate to gate: JFK → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 648 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (384 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 2,984,474
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.2%
- Flights / week
- 278
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 81%
- 3,680,131 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- BA, VS, AA
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 JFK
- 51°
- Heading from LHR
- 288°
- Halfway point
- 52.24, -41.29
- Great-circle km
- 5,540 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air JFK → LHR
- 6 h 21 min
- In the air LHR → JFK
- 7 h 16 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 | 320,475 |
| Sep 2025 | 265,312 |
| Oct 2025 | 278,451 |
| Nov 2025 | 233,426 |
| Dec 2025 | 254,192 |
| Jan 2026 | 199,338 |
| Feb 2026 | 178,736 |
| Mar 2026 | 234,291 |
| Apr 2026 | 242,996 |
| May 2026 | 262,308 |
| Jun 2026 | 259,285 |
| Jul 2026 | 255,664 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 1,353 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,317 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,307 |
| Nov 2025 | 1,131 |
| Dec 2025 | 1,103 |
| Jan 2026 | 1,052 |
| Feb 2026 | 934 |
| Mar 2026 | 1,159 |
| Apr 2026 | 1,214 |
| May 2026 | 1,376 |
| Jun 2026 | 1,266 |
| Jul 2026 | 1,220 |
Airlines flying JFK–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| BABritish Airways | 110 | 40% |
| VSVirgin Atlantic Airways | 68 | 28% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 44 | 17% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 28 | 10% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 28 | 6% |
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 777-300/300ER/333ER · 3,468 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 3,289 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 1,870 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1,436 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1,266 flights
- Airbus A330-900neo · 804 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 752 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 534 flights
Also carried: 111,738 tonnes of freight and 2,072 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,540 km.
JFK 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 → JFK 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 JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |
| JFK → FLL | 1,720 km | 1,077,715 |