Great-circle route LHR → PHL. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from London to Philadelphia is approximately 7h 22m nonstop. The distance is 3,535 miles (5,689 km). There are about 3 nonstop flights from London to Philadelphia 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 → PHL London Heathrow Airport to Philadelphia International Airport |
7h 22m | 3,535 mi | 21/wk | American Airlines, British Airways |
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.
2 airlines fly nonstop from London to Philadelphia, including American Airlines, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-1000.
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 Philadelphia is 3,535 miles, or 5,689 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,535 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,689 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,072 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 21 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 22m in the air on the LHR–PHL nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,535-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.
3,535 miles (5,689 km) great-circle between London Heathrow Airport and Philadelphia International Airport.
American Airlines, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-1000. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
