Flights Gran Canaria → London
LPA → LGW
How long is the flight from Gran Canaria to London?
The flight from Gran Canaria (LPA) to London (LGW) takes 3h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Gran Canaria to London operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, the destination airport serves approximately 40,899,000 passengers, indicating significant traffic and demand for this route.
The Gran Canaria (LPA) → London (LGW) route is operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet. Across 22 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Gran Canaria the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to London: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Gran Canaria (LPA) to London (LGW) heads north for about 2,879 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 50m.
Departures from Gran Canaria on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 68% of LPA-LGW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Gran Canaria the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into London it is 1.8 min (atfm).
Across 22 tracked LPA-LGW flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| easyJet (U2) | 70% | 31 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating LPA-LGW
Frequently asked questions about LPA-LGW
The flight from Gran Canaria (LPA) to London (LGW) takes 3h 50m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Gran Canaria (LPA) -> London (LGW) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 22 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Gran Canaria-London is 0.00% across 22 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Norwegian Air Shuttle, easyJet.
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The Gran Canaria-London route is about 2,879 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
