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London (LGW) – Malta (MLA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,065 km
1,283 mi · 1,115 nm
Flight time
3 h 15 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
260 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (153 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
492,672
2024 · +17.1%
Flights / week
59
Both directions, average
Seats filled
88%
557,743 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LGW
140°
Heading from MLA
330°
Halfway point
43.73, 8.09
Great-circle km
2,065 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Malta is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: September 2024: 50,740 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep50.7KOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202420,015
Feb 202427,066
Mar 202437,759
Apr 202442,371
May 202448,045
Jun 202450,447
Jul 202449,435
Aug 202450,250
Sep 202450,740
Oct 202448,763
Nov 202434,839
Dec 202432,942
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: May 2024: 304 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMay304JunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024162
Feb 2024194
Mar 2024236
Apr 2024274
May 2024304
Jun 2024298
Jul 2024290
Aug 2024292
Sep 2024299
Oct 2024290
Nov 2024219
Dec 2024234

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,065 km.

LGW London → MLA Malta

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.

MLA Malta → 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 Malta

MLA
LHR2,105
LGW2,065
STN2,110
LTN2,135
LCY2,085
SEN2,063

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 MLA

Route Distance Passengers / year
MLA → FCO689 km 464,565
MLA → CTA187 km 357,155
MLA → MAN2,344 km 298,039
MLA → MUC1,407 km 275,119
MLA → FRA1,647 km 263,642
MLA → LHR2,105 km 220,727
MLA → VIE1,373 km 219,910
MLA → STN2,110 km 219,310
MLA → IST1,377 km 201,047
MLA → BUD1,346 km 190,501

Questions

London (LGW) and Malta (MLA) are 2,065 km (1,283 miles, 1,115 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.