Great-circle route LHR ↔ ATL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → ATL London to Atlanta |
35/wk | Daily | British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| ATL → LHR Atlanta to London |
35/wk | Daily | British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
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, airlines reported 758,161 passengers on 3,578 flights between LHR and ATL — about 2,078 a day — filling 81% of the 937,833 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (59%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the LHR–ATL nonstop, including British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 767-400 Passenger, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 767-400 and 1 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 between London Heathrow Airport and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is 4,201 miles, or 6,761 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,201 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,761 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,651 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 70 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 37m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,201-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 35 a week from London to Atlanta and 35 a week from Atlanta to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 758,161 passengers on 3,578 scheduled flights between LHR and ATL — about 2,078 a day — filling 81% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 767-400 Passenger, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 767-400. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
