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The flight time from London to New York is approximately 7h 11m nonstop. The distance is 3,442 miles (5,539 km). There are about 22 nonstop flights from London to New York per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → JFK London Heathrow Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
7h 11m | 3,442 mi | 144/wk | American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| LGW → JFK London Gatwick Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
7h 13m | 3,460 mi | 7/wk | All Argentina Express |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
6 airlines fly nonstop from London to New York, including All Argentina Express, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines and 2 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 787-9 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance from London to New York is 3,442 miles, or 5,539 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,442 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,539 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,991 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 6 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 151 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 11m in the air on the LHR–JFK nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,442-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
3,442 miles (5,539 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport.
All Argentina Express, American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321 NEO, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 787-9. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
LHR to JFK, LGW to JFK. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
