Great-circle route LHR ↔ TPA. 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 → TPA London to Tampa |
7/wk | Daily | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| TPA → LHR Tampa to London |
7/wk | Daily | 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 140,367 passengers on 716 flights between LHR and TPA — about 385 a day — filling 74% of the 190,197 seats flown. Virgin Atlantic Airways 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.
Virgin Atlantic Airways is the only airline flying the LHR–TPA nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A330-300.
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 Tampa International Airport is 4,402 miles, or 7,084 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,402 mi |
| Kilometres | 7,084 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,825 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Virgin Atlantic Airways 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 9h 00m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,402-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 Tampa and 7 a week from Tampa to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
Virgin Atlantic Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 140,367 passengers on 716 scheduled flights between LHR and TPA — about 385 a day — filling 74% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A330-300. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
