Flights London → Los Angeles
LHR → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from London to Los Angeles operates with a mix of large aircraft including the Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A380-800, and others, providing service on an airport in Los Angeles that opened in 1926. With seventy-seven percent of flights arriving on time, this route experiences an average delay of approximately fifteen minutes per flight out of the sixteen total flights recorded.
The London (LHR) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 16 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-west for about 8,760 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 22m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of LHR-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 16 tracked LHR-LAX flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating LHR-LAX
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-LAX
On the London (LHR) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 16 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 16 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines.
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The London-Los Angeles route is about 8,760 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, UK261 compensation is £520, barring extraordinary circumstances.
