Great-circle route LHR ↔ CVG. 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 → CVG London to Cincinnati |
6/wk | Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun | British Airways |
| CVG → LHR Cincinnati to London |
— | — | British 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 83,006 passengers on 471 flights between LHR and CVG — about 228 a day — filling 84% of the 99,222 seats flown. British Airways Plc carried the most passengers (100%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
British Airways is the only airline flying the LHR–CVG nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 777.
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 Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport is 3,952 miles, or 6,360 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,952 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,360 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,434 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. British Airways flies the route nonstop, with about 6 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 09m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,952-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.
British Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 83,006 passengers on 471 scheduled flights between LHR and CVG — about 228 a day — filling 84% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Boeing 777. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
