Great-circle route LHR ↔ LAX. 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 → LAX London to Los Angeles |
57/wk | Daily | American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| LAX → LHR Los Angeles to London |
63/wk | Daily | American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, 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 1,418,523 passengers on 6,037 flights between LHR and LAX — about 3,888 a day — filling 78% of the 1,810,179 seats flown. British Airways Plc carried the most passengers (40%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
4 airlines fly the LHR–LAX nonstop, including American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Airbus A330-900 NEO and 2 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 Los Angeles International Airport is 5,443 miles, or 8,760 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,443 mi |
| Kilometres | 8,760 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,730 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 120 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 10h 58m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,443-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 57 a week from London to Los Angeles and 63 a week from Los Angeles to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,418,523 passengers on 6,037 scheduled flights between LHR and LAX — about 3,888 a day — filling 78% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-300ER Passenger, Airbus A330-900 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
