Flights London → Los Angeles
LHR → LAX
How long is the flight from London to Los Angeles?
The flight from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 11h 5m 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 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 30 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 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 5m.
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 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 30 tracked LHR-LAX flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 14 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) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 74% | 21 min | 0.0% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating LHR-LAX
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-LAX
The flight from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 11h 5m 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 London (LHR) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 30 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 30 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Los Angeles, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
