Route
London to New York
LHR → JFK · 5,555 km · about 7h 12m in the air
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Distance and flying time
- Kilometres
- 5,555
- Miles
- 3,452
- Nautical miles
- 2,999
- Estimated flying time
- 7h 12m
non-stop, approximate
Distances are geodesic — the shortest path over the WGS-84 ellipsoid, the same basis published figures use. Real aircraft fly further, following airways and routing around weather and restricted airspace. The time estimate ignores wind, so the same route is genuinely quicker eastbound than westbound. How these are calculated →
From
London
LHRLondon Heathrow Airport
- Country
- United Kingdom
- ICAO
- EGLL
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Local time
- 20:35 UTC+01:00
To
New York
JFKJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
- Country
- United States
- ICAO
- KJFK
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Local time
- 15:35 UTC−04:00
Time zones
| LHR — London | JFK — New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Europe/London | America/New_York |
| UTC offset | UTC+01:00 GMT+1 | UTC−04:00 EDT |
| Local time now | 20:35 Sat, 3 Oct 2026 | 15:35 Sat, 3 Oct 2026 |
New York is currently 5 hours behind London. Both times on an airline itinerary are local to their own airport, so you cannot subtract them to get a duration. Offsets change with daylight saving, and the two ends do not always switch on the same date — the time zone planner resolves them for your actual travel date.
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Near LHR
Alternative departure airports within reach by ground.
- LCY London · 36 km
- LGW London · 41 km · details
- LTN Luton · 45 km
Near JFK
Alternative arrival airports within reach by ground.
- LGA New York · 17 km
- NYS New York · 19 km
- TSS New York · 20 km