Flights London → New York
LHR → JFK
How long is the flight from London to New York?
The flight from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) takes 7h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights 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 New York has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 3.4 minutes across the 40 flights recorded. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the Boeing 777 series, Boeing 767 variants, and Airbus A340-600, serving one of the busiest airports in the world, which opened in 1948 and handles over 62 million passengers annually.
The London (LHR) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 138 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) heads west for about 5,540 km, a flight time of roughly 7h 19m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 58% of LHR-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 138 tracked LHR-JFK flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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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% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| British Airways (BA) | 66% | 31 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-JFK
The flight from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) takes 7h 19m on average. That is the median time recorded across 6 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the London (LHR) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 138 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-New York is 1.45% across 138 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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The London-New York route is about 5,540 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.
