London (LHR) – Miami (MIA)
- Distance
- 7,121 km
- 4,425 mi · 3,845 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 35 min / 8 h 39 min
- Average gate to gate: LHR → MIA / back
- Time difference
- 5 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 832 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (492 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,048,211
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.7%
- Flights / week
- 73
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 1,268,290 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
The way there
- Heading from LHR
- 279°
- Heading from MIA
- 43°
- Halfway point
- 45.89, -49.01
- Great-circle km
- 7,109 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LHR → MIA
- 8 h 58 min
- In the air MIA → LHR
- 8 h 4 min
- Clocks
- Miami is 5 h behind London
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 82,666 |
| Sep 2025 | 69,187 |
| Oct 2025 | 82,899 |
| Nov 2025 | 93,438 |
| Dec 2025 | 101,309 |
| Jan 2026 | 95,809 |
| Feb 2026 | 88,527 |
| Mar 2026 | 98,351 |
| Apr 2026 | 99,574 |
| May 2026 | 86,067 |
| Jun 2026 | 73,369 |
| Jul 2026 | 77,015 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 307 |
| Sep 2025 | 295 |
| Oct 2025 | 313 |
| Nov 2025 | 314 |
| Dec 2025 | 331 |
| Jan 2026 | 313 |
| Feb 2026 | 330 |
| Mar 2026 | 338 |
| Apr 2026 | 352 |
| May 2026 | 347 |
| Jun 2026 | 273 |
| Jul 2026 | 278 |
Airlines flying LHR–MIA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| BABritish Airways | 24 | 46% |
| VSVirgin Atlantic Airways | 27 | 27% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 22 | 27% |
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 Industrie A380-800 · 1,110 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 898 flights
- Airbus A330-900neo · 816 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 275 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 256 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 251 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 133 flights
- Airbus 350-1000 · 52 flights
Also carried: 43,270 tonnes of freight and 149 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,109 km.
LHR London → MIA Miami
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
MIA Miami → LHR London
UK261£520 for arriving 3 hours or more late (£260 if 3–4 hours).
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.
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