Great-circle route LHR ↔ PHX. 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 → PHX London to Phoenix |
14/wk | Daily | American Airlines, British Airways |
| PHX → LHR Phoenix to London |
14/wk | Daily | American Airlines, 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 304,116 passengers on 1,132 flights between LHR and PHX — about 834 a day — filling 87% of the 350,373 seats flown. British Airways Plc carried the most passengers (69%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the LHR–PHX nonstop, including American Airlines, British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200.
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 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is 5,259 miles, or 8,464 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,259 mi |
| Kilometres | 8,464 km |
| Nautical miles | 4,570 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 28 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 10h 37m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,259-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 14 a week from London to Phoenix and 14 a week from Phoenix to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, British Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 304,116 passengers on 1,132 scheduled flights between LHR and PHX — about 834 a day — filling 87% 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, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-200. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
