Flights London → New York
LHR → JFK
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 54 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 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 21m.
Departures from London on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 71% 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 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 54 tracked LHR-JFK flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LHR-JFK
On the London (LHR) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 54 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on London-New York is 1.85% across 54 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.
