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London (LGW) – Nice (NCE)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
1,002 km
622 mi · 541 nm
Flight time
2 h
Estimate from distance
Time difference
1 h
CO2 per passenger
126 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (74 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
516,896
2024 · −10.9%
Flights / week
68
Both directions, average
Seats filled
82%
630,090 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from LGW
143°
Heading from NCE
329°
Halfway point
47.46, 3.78
Great-circle km
1,001 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Nice is 1 h ahead of London

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 70,185 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug70.2KSepOctNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202420,232
Feb 202426,833
Mar 202439,053
Apr 202451,691
May 202452,973
Jun 202455,309
Jul 202465,423
Aug 202470,185
Sep 202455,940
Oct 202442,129
Nov 202415,350
Dec 202421,778
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: August 2024: 438 flights
0200400600JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug438SepOctNovDec
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Month Flights
Jan 2024156
Feb 2024192
Mar 2024272
Apr 2024373
May 2024356
Jun 2024353
Jul 2024410
Aug 2024438
Sep 2024376
Oct 2024364
Nov 202498
Dec 2024142

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,001 km.

LGW London → NCE Nice

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

UK261£220 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

NCE Nice → LGW London

EU261€250 for arriving 3 hours or more late.

Covers any airline.

UK261£220 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 Nice

NCE
LHR1,042
LGW1,002
STN1,053
LTN1,075
LCY1,024
SEN1,006

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 NCE

Route Distance Passengers / year
NCE → ORY677 km 1,596,967
NCE → CDG694 km 1,106,876
NCE → LHR1,042 km 684,043
NCE → FCO461 km 484,656
NCE → AMS979 km 453,688
NCE → GVA300 km 451,941
NCE → BCN497 km 372,128
NCE → LIL829 km 335,113
NCE → CPH1,386 km 316,642
NCE → BRU831 km 286,469

Questions

London (LGW) and Nice (NCE) are 1,002 km (622 miles, 541 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.