Great-circle route LGW ↔ JFK. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → JFK London to New York |
7/wk | Daily | Norse Atlantic UK |
| JFK → LGW New York to London |
7/wk | Daily | Norse Atlantic UK |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025 (first 11 months), airlines reported 284,334 passengers on 1,065 flights between LGW and JFK — about 850 a day — filling 86% of the 329,254 seats flown. Norse Atlantic UK Ltd carried the most passengers (55%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
Norse Atlantic UK is the only airline flying the LGW–JFK nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9.
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 between London Gatwick Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport is 3,460 miles, or 5,568 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,460 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,568 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,007 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Norse Atlantic UK flies the route nonstop, with about 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 7h 13m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,460-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.
About 7 a week from London to New York and 7 a week from New York to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Norse Atlantic UK.
In 2025 (first 11 months), airlines reported 284,334 passengers on 1,065 scheduled flights between LGW and JFK — about 850 a day — filling 86% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
