Great-circle route LHR ↔ RDU. 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 → RDU London to Raleigh-durham |
7/wk | Daily | American Airlines |
| RDU → LHR Raleigh-durham to London |
7/wk | Daily | American Airlines |
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 140,830 passengers on 715 flights between LHR and RDU — about 386 a day — filling 72% of the 194,468 seats flown. American Airlines 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.
American Airlines is the only airline flying the LHR–RDU nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777-200 / 200ER Passenger, 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 Raleigh Durham International Airport is 3,863 miles, or 6,217 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,863 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,217 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,357 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. American Airlines 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 7h 59m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,863-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 Raleigh-durham and 7 a week from Raleigh-durham to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 140,830 passengers on 715 scheduled flights between LHR and RDU — about 386 a day — filling 72% 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 777-200. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
