Great-circle route LHR ↔ MSP. 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 → MSP London to Minneapolis |
7/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines |
| MSP → LHR Minneapolis to London |
7/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines |
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 157,248 passengers on 724 flights between LHR and MSP — about 431 a day — filling 77% of the 203,088 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. 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.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline flying the LHR–MSP nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A330-900 NEO, Airbus A330-900.
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 Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport is 4,003 miles, or 6,442 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,003 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,442 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,479 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Delta Air Lines flies the route nonstop, with about 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 15m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,003-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 Minneapolis and 7 a week from Minneapolis to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines.
In 2025, airlines reported 157,248 passengers on 724 scheduled flights between LHR and MSP — about 431 a day — filling 77% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A330-900 NEO, Airbus A330-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
