Las Vegas (LAS) – London (LHR)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
8,416 km
5,229 mi · 4,544 nm
Flight time
10 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
8 h
CO2 per passenger
983 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (581 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
435,725
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +10.5%
Flights / week
33
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
503,498 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
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

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

The way there

Heading from LAS
36°
Heading from LHR
311°
Halfway point
60.17, -69.19
Great-circle km
8,395 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
London is 8 h ahead of Las Vegas

The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 42,684 passengers
020K40K60KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay42.7KJunJul
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Month Passengers
Aug 202531,895
Sep 202540,560
Oct 202542,526
Nov 202531,658
Dec 202526,820
Jan 202638,202
Feb 202632,801
Mar 202634,373
Apr 202640,383
May 202642,684
Jun 202639,259
Jul 202634,564
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: May 2026: 177 flights
0100200AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay177JunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025127
Sep 2025139
Oct 2025147
Nov 2025121
Dec 2025111
Jan 2026169
Feb 2026132
Mar 2026129
Apr 2026171
May 2026177
Jun 2026169
Jul 2026147

Airlines flying LAS–LHR nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
BABritish Airways19
62%
VSVirgin Atlantic Airways14
37%
AAAmerican Airlines0.3
1%

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

  • Airbus 350-1000 · 842 flights
  • B787-900 Dreamliner · 802 flights
  • Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 58 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 35 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 1 flight
  • Boeing 767-400/ER · 1 flight

Also carried: 6,595 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 8,395 km.

LAS Las Vegas → LHR London

UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

LHR London → LAS Las Vegas

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 Las Vegas and London

LHRLGWSTNLTNLCYSEN
LAS8,4168,4548,4228,3918,4408,469

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

More routes from LAS

Route Distance Passengers / year
LAS → LAX380 km 2,208,696
LAS → DEN1,011 km 2,041,165
LAS → SFO666 km 1,684,053
LAS → DFW1,698 km 1,630,211
LAS → ATL2,811 km 1,626,779
LAS → SEA1,394 km 1,596,435
LAS → ORD2,437 km 1,584,482
LAS → PHX411 km 1,477,864
LAS → SAN416 km 1,298,567
LAS → JFK3,618 km 1,102,051

More routes from LHR

Route Distance Passengers / year
LHR → JFK5,555 km 2,984,474
LHR → DUB450 km 1,903,141
LHR → MAD1,243 km 1,550,044
LHR → AMS371 km 1,460,366
LHR → FRA656 km 1,410,787
LHR → LAX8,781 km 1,410,748
LHR → MUC944 km 1,304,262
LHR → IST2,493 km 1,281,925
LHR → ZRH790 km 1,147,298
LHR → CDG348 km 1,121,802

Questions

Las Vegas (LAS) and London (LHR) are 8,416 km (5,229 miles, 4,544 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.