Great-circle route LHR ↔ 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LHR → JFK London to New York |
144/wk | Daily | American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| JFK → LHR New York to London |
152/wk | Daily | American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, 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 3,140,356 passengers on 14,991 flights between LHR and JFK — about 8,608 a day — filling 80% of the 3,906,314 seats flown. British Airways Plc carried the most passengers (38%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
5 airlines fly the LHR–JFK nonstop, including American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways and 1 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 between London Heathrow Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport 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. 5 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 296 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 11m in the air. 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.
About 144 a week from London to New York and 152 a week from New York to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 3,140,356 passengers on 14,991 scheduled flights between LHR and JFK — about 8,608 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
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.
