Los Angeles (LAX) – London (LHR)
- Distance
- 8,781 km
- 5,456 mi · 4,741 nm
- Flight time
- 10 h 27 min / 11 h 6 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → LHR / back
- Time difference
- 8 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,025 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (607 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,410,748
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −5.7%
- Flights / week
- 114
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 1,755,266 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- 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 LAX
- 34°
- Heading from LHR
- 312°
- Halfway point
- 60.20, -72.71
- Great-circle km
- 8,760 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → LHR
- 9 h 54 min
- In the air LHR → LAX
- 10 h 26 min
- Clocks
- London is 8 h ahead of Los Angeles
The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 140,083 |
| Sep 2025 | 130,562 |
| Oct 2025 | 121,946 |
| Nov 2025 | 98,008 |
| Dec 2025 | 113,525 |
| Jan 2026 | 94,724 |
| Feb 2026 | 79,959 |
| Mar 2026 | 113,667 |
| Apr 2026 | 118,820 |
| May 2026 | 124,890 |
| Jun 2026 | 135,891 |
| Jul 2026 | 138,673 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 553 |
| Sep 2025 | 539 |
| Oct 2025 | 520 |
| Nov 2025 | 444 |
| Dec 2025 | 476 |
| Jan 2026 | 427 |
| Feb 2026 | 412 |
| Mar 2026 | 473 |
| Apr 2026 | 489 |
| May 2026 | 558 |
| Jun 2026 | 534 |
| Jul 2026 | 528 |
Airlines flying LAX–LHR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| BABritish Airways | 40 | 41% |
| VSVirgin Atlantic Airways | 34 | 28% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 27 | 22% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 9% |
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 · 2,093 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 2,073 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 678 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 566 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 462 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 62 flights
- Airbus A330-900neo · 18 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 1 flight
Also carried: 78,687 tonnes of freight and 538 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 8,760 km.
LAX Los Angeles → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers UK or EU airlines only.
LHR London → LAX Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles and London
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All London airports