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London (LGW) – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,877 km
1,788 mi · 1,553 nm
Flight time
4 h 10 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
none
CO2 per passenger
362 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (214 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
333,624
2024 · +17.8%
Flights / week
38
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
384,390 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LGW
212°
Heading from LPA
22°
Halfway point
39.79, -9.08
Great-circle km
2,879 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 34,029 passengers
020K40KJanFebMar34KAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202423,753
Feb 202429,878
Mar 202434,029
Apr 202431,330
May 202429,328
Jun 202426,551
Jul 202425,605
Aug 202427,844
Sep 202426,260
Oct 202425,663
Nov 202426,621
Dec 202426,762
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: March 2024: 196 flights
0100200JanFebMar196AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024150
Feb 2024175
Mar 2024196
Apr 2024188
May 2024178
Jun 2024144
Jul 2024140
Aug 2024143
Sep 2024146
Oct 2024156
Nov 2024174
Dec 2024182

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,879 km.

LGW London → LPA Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

LPA Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → LGW London

EU261€400 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£350 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers UK or EU airlines only.

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 London and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

LPA
LHR2,897
LGW2,877
STN2,962
LTN2,939
LCY2,919
SEN2,949

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

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 → FCO1,407 km 923,766
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

More routes from LPA

Route Distance Passengers / year
LPA → MAD1,765 km 1,970,045
LPA → TFN112 km 974,985
LPA → ACE208 km 851,589
LPA → FUE160 km 691,346
LPA → BCN2,175 km 524,780
LPA → AMS3,182 km 363,001
LPA → DUS3,189 km 360,090
LPA → OSL4,105 km 322,370
LPA → MAN3,021 km 312,420
LPA → FRA3,184 km 311,227

Questions

London (LGW) and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (LPA) are 2,877 km (1,788 miles, 1,553 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.