Updated: January 19, 2026
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London Airport (LHR)

London Heathrow International Airport averages 690 flights per day to 185 destinations, with 9 domestic and 176 international routes. A total of 82 airlines operate at LHR, led by British Airways. This airport provides direct service to 82 countries across six continents, with the United States representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from London connects to Perth, with a typical flight time of 15 hrs.

IATA
LHR
ICAO
EGLL
Elevation
83 ft (25 m) MSL
Local Time
Europe/London (UTC+00:00)
Destinations
185 (9 domestic · 176 international)
Flights per day
690 (56 domestic · 635 international)
Busiest Route
New York (19/day)
Longest Direct Flight
Perth 15 hrs
Shortest Flight
Manchester 1 hr 10 mins
Top Airline
British Airways (127 routes)
Top Country
United States (110 flights/day)
Longest Runway
12,779 ft / 3,895 m

Weather in London

185 Destinations from London Airport (LHR)

This week, 185 active routes depart from London International Airport. The busiest route connects London with New York and is operated by 5 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Perth, and the shortest flight is to Manchester.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
19 New York LHR → JFK
7 hrs 25 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic5
18 Dublin LHR → DUB
1 hr 35 mins
 Aer Lingus, British Airways2
18 Geneva LHR → GVA
1 hr 50 mins
 British Airways, SWISS2
17 Madrid LHR → MAD
2 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways, Iberia2
16 Frankfurt-am-Main LHR → FRA
1 hr 45 mins
 British Airways, Lufthansa2
15 Paris (CDG) LHR → CDG
1 hr 15 mins
 Air France, British Airways2
15 Zurich LHR → ZRH
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways, SWISS2
13 Doha LHR → DOH
6 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, Qatar Airways2
13 Dubai LHR → DXB
6 hrs 55 mins
 British Airways, Emirates, Royal Brunei Airlines, Virgin Atlantic4
13 Munich LHR → MUC
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines3
12 Lisbon LHR → LIS
2 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways, TAP Air Portugal2
11 Amsterdam LHR → AMS
1 hr 10 mins
 British Airways, EAT Leipzig, KLM3
11 Edinburgh LHR → EDI
1 hr 30 mins
 British Airways, Loganair2
11 Glasgow LHR → GLA
1 hr 25 mins
 British Airways1
11 Copenhagen LHR → CPH
2 hrs
 British Airways, SAS2
10 Barcelona LHR → BCN
2 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, Vueling2
10 Istanbul LHR → IST
3 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways, Turkish Airlines2
10 Mumbai LHR → BOM
8 hrs 25 mins
 Air Canada, Air India, British Airways, IndiGo, Virgin Atlantic5
9 New Delhi LHR → DEL
7 hrs 55 mins
 Air India, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic3
9 Newark LHR → EWR
7 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways, United Airlines2
9 Stockholm LHR → ARN
2 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways, SAS2
9 Manchester LHR → MAN
1 hr 10 mins
 British Airways1
8 Boston LHR → BOS
6 hrs 55 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, ITA Airways, JetBlue Airways, Virgin Atlantic6
8 Milan LHR → LIN
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways1
8 Vienna LHR → VIE
2 hrs 20 mins
 Austrian, British Airways2
8 Singapore LHR → SIN
12 hrs 40 mins
 British Airways, Qantas, Singapore Airlines3
8 Riyadh LHR → RUH
6 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic4
8 Oslo LHR → OSL
2 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, SAS2
7 Athens LHR → ATH
3 hrs 25 mins
 Aegean Airlines, British Airways2
7 Brussels LHR → BRU
1 hr 20 mins
 British Airways, Brussels Airlines, EAT Leipzig3
7 Düsseldorf LHR → DUS
1 hr 35 mins
 British Airways, Eurowings2
7 Los Angeles LHR → LAX
10 hrs
 American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic4
7 Rome LHR → FCO
2 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
7 Chicago LHR → ORD
8 hrs
 American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines3
7 Hong Kong LHR → HKG
11 hrs 50 mins
 British Airways, Cathay Pacific2
7 Belfast LHR → BHD
1 hr 25 mins
 British Airways1
6 Berlin LHR → BER
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways1
6 Newcastle LHR → NCL
1 hr 20 mins
 British Airways1
6 Warsaw LHR → WAW
2 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways, LOT - Polish Airlines2
6 Aberdeen LHR → ABZ
1 hr 35 mins
 British Airways1
6 Nice LHR → NCE
2 hrs
 British Airways1
6 Toronto LHR → YYZ
7 hrs 35 mins
 Air Canada, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic3
6 Abu Dhabi LHR → AUH
6 hrs 50 mins
 British Airways, Etihad Airways2
6 Cairo LHR → CAI
4 hrs 55 mins
 British Airways, EgyptAir2
6 Dallas-Fort Worth LHR → DFW
9 hrs 40 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways2
6 Miami LHR → MIA
8 hrs 50 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic3
6 San Francisco LHR → SFO
10 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic3
6 Washington LHR → IAD
7 hrs 50 mins
 British Airways, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic3
5 Hamburg LHR → HAM
1 hr 45 mins
 British Airways, Eurowings2
5 Prague LHR → PRG
2 hrs
 British Airways1
5 Venice LHR → VCE
2 hrs 5 mins
 British Airways1
5 Tokyo LHR → HND
12 hrs 55 mins
 ANA, British Airways, Japan Airlines3
5 Bridgetown LHR → BGI
8 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
5 Cork LHR → ORK
1 hr 30 mins
 Aer Lingus1
5 Helsinki LHR → HEL
2 hrs 55 mins
 Finnair1
4 Houston LHR → IAH
9 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways, United Airlines2
4 Las Vegas LHR → LAS
9 hrs 20 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic4
4 Atlanta LHR → ATL
8 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic3
4 Bangalore LHR → BLR
9 hrs 5 mins
 Air India, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic3
4 Cape Town LHR → CPT
11 hrs
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
4 Stuttgart LHR → STR
1 hr 45 mins
 British Airways, Eurowings2
4 Basel LHR → BSL
1 hr 45 mins
 British Airways1
4 Reykjavik LHR → KEF
3 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, Icelandair2
4 Tel Aviv LHR → TLV
4 hrs 35 mins
 British Airways, El Al2
3 Bangkok LHR → BKK
11 hrs
 EVA Air, Thai Airways International2
3 Budapest LHR → BUD
2 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways1
3 Charlotte LHR → CLT
8 hrs 25 mins
 American Airlines1
3 Jeddah LHR → JED
6 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines2
3 Johannesburg LHR → JNB
10 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
3 Kuala Lumpur LHR → KUL
12 hrs 5 mins
 British Airways, Malaysia Airlines2
3 Manama LHR → BAH
6 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, Gulf Air2
3 Limerick city LHR → SNN
1 hr 25 mins
 Aer Lingus1
3 Lyon LHR → LYS
1 hr 40 mins
 British Airways1
3 St Helier LHR → JER
1 hr 5 mins
 British Airways1
3 Larnarca LHR → LCA
4 hrs 5 mins
 British Airways1
3 Cologne LHR → CGN
1 hr 25 mins
 British Airways, Eurowings2
3 Bologna LHR → BLQ
2 hrs 5 mins
 British Airways1
3 Bucharest LHR → OTP
3 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
3 Derry City LHR → LDY
1 hr 20 mins
 Loganair1
3 Amman LHR → AMM
4 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, Royal Jordanian2
3 São Paulo LHR → GRU
10 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways, LATAM, LATAM Brasil3
2 Beijing (PEK) LHR → PEK
9 hrs 15 mins
 Air China1
2 Calgary LHR → YYC
8 hrs 25 mins
 Air Canada, WestJet2
2 Denver LHR → DEN
8 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, United Airlines2
2 Lagos LHR → LOS
6 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
2 Malé LHR → MLE
9 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
2 Nairobi LHR → NBO
8 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways, Kenya Airways2
2 Philadelphia LHR → PHL
7 hrs 25 mins
 American Airlines, British Airways2
2 Seoul LHR → ICN
11 hrs 35 mins
 Asiana Airlines, Korean Air2
2 Toulouse-Blagnac LHR → TLS
1 hr 45 mins
 British Airways1
2 Vancouver LHR → YVR
9 hrs 5 mins
 Air Canada, British Airways2
2 Kuwait City LHR → KWI
6 hrs 10 mins
 Kuwait Airways1
2 Luqa LHR → MLA
3 hrs
 KM Malta Airlines1
2 Málaga LHR → AGP
2 hrs 50 mins
 British Airways1
2 Montreal LHR → YUL
6 hrs 50 mins
 Air Canada, British Airways2
2 Seattle LHR → SEA
9 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways, Virgin Atlantic2
2 Shanghai LHR → PVG
11 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways, China Eastern Airlines2
2 Mexico City LHR → MEX
10 hrs 25 mins
 Aeromexico, British Airways2
2 Gibraltar LHR → GIB
2 hrs 40 mins
 British Airways1
2 Inverness LHR → INV
1 hr 35 mins
 British Airways1
2 Muscat LHR → MCT
6 hrs 45 mins
 Oman Air1
2 Abuja LHR → ABV
6 hrs 5 mins
 Air Peace, British Airways2
2 Billund LHR → BLL
1 hr 40 mins
 British Airways1
2 Colombo LHR → CMB
9 hrs
 SriLankan Airlines1
2 Dundee LHR → DND
1 hr 30 mins
 Loganair1
2 Goteborg LHR → GOT
2 hrs
 British Airways1
2 Luxembourg LHR → LUX
1 hr 25 mins
 British Airways1
2 Sofia LHR → SOF
3 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways, Bulgaria Air2
1 Casablanca LHR → CMN
3 hrs 10 mins
 Royal Air Maroc1
1 Marseille LHR → MRS
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways1
1 Hanover LHR → HAJ
1 hr 40 mins
 British Airways1
1 Accra LHR → ACC
6 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
1 Addis Ababa LHR → ADD
7 hrs 15 mins
 Ethiopian Airlines1
1 Austin LHR → AUS
9 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways1
1 Beijing (PKX) LHR → PKX
9 hrs 45 mins
 China Southern Airlines1
1 Belgrade LHR → BEG
2 hrs 35 mins
 Air Serbia1
1 Bilbao LHR → BIO
1 hr 55 mins
 Vueling1
1 Bogotá LHR → BOG
10 hrs
 Avianca1
1 Detroit LHR → DTW
8 hrs 15 mins
 Delta Air Lines1
1 Guangzhou LHR → CAN
11 hrs 10 mins
 China Southern Airlines1
1 Halifax LHR → YHZ
5 hrs 55 mins
 Air Canada1
1 Hyderabad LHR → HYD
9 hrs
 British Airways1
1 Minneapolis LHR → MSP
8 hrs 15 mins
 Delta Air Lines1
1 Nashville LHR → BNA
8 hrs 35 mins
 British Airways1
1 Nassau LHR → NAS
8 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways1
1 Orlando LHR → MCO
8 hrs 30 mins
 Virgin Atlantic1
1 Paris (ORY) LHR → ORY
1 hr 20 mins
 Vueling1
1 Perth LHR → PER
15 hrs
 Qantas1
1 Phoenix LHR → PHX
10 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways1
1 Raleigh/Durham LHR → RDU
8 hrs 10 mins
 American Airlines1
1 San Diego LHR → SAN
10 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
1 Tampa LHR → TPA
8 hrs 20 mins
 Virgin Atlantic1
1 Baltimore LHR → BWI
7 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways1
1 Chennai LHR → MAA
9 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways1
1 Marrakech LHR → RAK
3 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
1 Rio de Janeiro LHR → GIG
11 hrs
 British Airways1
1 Santiago de Compostela LHR → SCQ
2 hrs 5 mins
 Vueling1
1 Valencia LHR → VLC
2 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
6/week Beirut LHR → BEY
4 hrs 55 mins
 Middle East Airlines1
6/week Castletown LHR → IOM
55 mins
 Loganair1
6/week Charleston LHR → NOC
1 hr 30 mins
 Aer Lingus1
6/week Hamilton LHR → BDA
7 hrs 20 mins
 British Airways1
6/week Innsbruck LHR → INN
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways1
6/week Shenzhen LHR → SZX
10 hrs 20 mins
 Shenzhen Airlines1
6/week Tromsø LHR → TOS
3 hrs 25 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Algiers LHR → ALG
2 hrs 45 mins
 Air Algerie1
5/week Cincinnati LHR → CVG
7 hrs 50 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Firenze LHR → FLR
2 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Hanoi LHR → HAN
10 hrs 55 mins
 Vietnam Airlines1
5/week Nápoli LHR → NAP
2 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Portland LHR → PDX
9 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Salzburg LHR → SZG
1 hr 55 mins
 British Airways, Lufthansa2
5/week Taipei LHR → TPE
12 hrs
 China Airlines1
5/week Tbilisi LHR → TBS
4 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways1
5/week Tunis LHR → TUN
3 hrs 5 mins
 Tunisair1
4/week Cancún LHR → CUN
9 hrs 30 mins
 Virgin Atlantic1
4/week Kigali LHR → KGL
9 hrs 10 mins
 RwandAir1
4/week Pittsburgh LHR → PIT
7 hrs 30 mins
 British Airways1
4/week Riga LHR → RIX
2 hrs 35 mins
 British Airways1
4/week Santiago LHR → SCL
13 hrs 35 mins
 British Airways1
4/week Tirana LHR → TIA
2 hrs 40 mins
 British Airways1
4/week Zagreb LHR → ZAG
2 hrs 10 mins
 Croatia Airlines1
3/week Almaty LHR → ALA
7 hrs 5 mins
 Air Astana1
3/week Baku LHR → GYD
5 hrs 10 mins
 AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1
3/week Chengdu LHR → TFU
10 hrs 35 mins
 Air China1
3/week Dhaka LHR → DAC
9 hrs 15 mins
 Biman Bangladesh Airlines1
3/week Ho Chi Minh City LHR → SGN
11 hrs 25 mins
 Vietnam Airlines1
3/week Leipzig LHR → LEJ
2 hrs
 EAT Leipzig1
3/week Montego Bay LHR → MBJ
9 hrs 5 mins
 Virgin Atlantic1
3/week New Orleans LHR → MSY
9 hrs 15 mins
 British Airways1
3/week Pisa LHR → PSA
2 hrs 5 mins
 British Airways1
3/week Qingdao LHR → TAO
9 hrs 40 mins
 Beijing Capital Airlines1
3/week St. George LHR → ANU
7 hrs 55 mins
 Virgin Atlantic1
3/week Sylhet LHR → ZYL
9 hrs 5 mins
 Biman Bangladesh Airlines1
3/week Tenerife Island LHR → TFS
4 hrs 10 mins
 British Airways1
3/week Wuhan LHR → WUH
10 hrs 5 mins
 China Southern Airlines1
2/week Changsha LHR → CSX
10 hrs 40 mins
 Hainan Airlines1
2/week Nuremberg LHR → NUE
1 hr 50 mins
 British Airways1
2/week Ottawa LHR → YOW
7 hrs 10 mins
 Air Canada1
2/week Tashkent LHR → TAS
5 hrs 50 mins
 Uzbekistan Airways1
1/week Buenos Aires LHR → EZE
17 hrs 40 mins
 British Airways1
1/week Haikou LHR → HAK
11 hrs 10 mins
 Hainan Airlines1
1/week Luxor LHR → LXR
5 hrs 25 mins
 EgyptAir1
1/week Rotterdam LHR → RTM
1 hr 15 mins
 British Airways1
1/week Salt Lake City LHR → SLC
9 hrs 35 mins
 Delta Air Lines1
Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Airlines

London International Airport is served by 82 airlines, with British Airways in the lead at 44% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 56% of routes. 58 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 82 airlines operate international routes, compared with 2 serving domestic routes. Qantas is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Perth with a flight time of 15 hrs.

  • British Airways127 routes
  • Virgin Atlantic25 routes
  • American Airlines10 routes
  • Delta Air Lines7 routes
  • Air Canada7 routes
  • United Airlines7 routes
  • Aer Lingus4 routes
  • Loganair4 routes
  • Vueling4 routes
  • Eurowings4 routes
  • Lufthansa3 routes
  • EAT Leipzig3 routes
  • SAS3 routes
  • Air India3 routes
  • China Southern Airlines3 routes
  • JetBlue Airways2 routes
  • SWISS2 routes
  • Qantas2 routes
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines2 routes
  • EgyptAir2 routes
  • Air China2 routes
  • Vietnam Airlines2 routes
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines2 routes
  • Hainan Airlines2 routes
  • Iberia1 route
  • Air France1 route
  • Qatar Airways1 route
  • Emirates1 route
  • Royal Brunei Airlines1 route
  • Lufthansa City Airlines1 route
  • TAP Air Portugal1 route
  • KLM1 route
  • Turkish Airlines1 route
  • IndiGo1 route
  • ITA Airways1 route
  • Austrian1 route
  • Singapore Airlines1 route
  • Riyadh Air1 route
  • Aegean Airlines1 route
  • Brussels Airlines1 route
  • Cathay Pacific1 route
  • LOT - Polish Airlines1 route
  • Etihad Airways1 route
  • ANA1 route
  • Japan Airlines1 route
  • Finnair1 route
  • Icelandair1 route
  • El Al1 route
  • EVA Air1 route
  • Thai Airways International1 route
  • Malaysia Airlines1 route
  • Gulf Air1 route
  • Royal Jordanian1 route
  • LATAM1 route
  • LATAM Brasil1 route
  • WestJet1 route
  • Kenya Airways1 route
  • Asiana Airlines1 route
  • Korean Air1 route
  • Kuwait Airways1 route
  • KM Malta Airlines1 route
  • China Eastern Airlines1 route
  • Aeromexico1 route
  • Oman Air1 route
  • Air Peace1 route
  • SriLankan Airlines1 route
  • Bulgaria Air1 route
  • Royal Air Maroc1 route
  • Ethiopian Airlines1 route
  • Air Serbia1 route
  • Avianca1 route
  • Middle East Airlines1 route
  • Shenzhen Airlines1 route
  • Air Algerie1 route
  • China Airlines1 route
  • Tunisair1 route
  • RwandAir1 route
  • Croatia Airlines1 route
  • Air Astana1 route
  • AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1 route
  • Beijing Capital Airlines1 route
  • Uzbekistan Airways1 route

London International Airport provides direct service to 82 countries across six continents. The route network is 5% domestic and 95% international, with Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany serving as the primary international destination.

  • United States110/day
  • Germany56/day
  • United Kingdom56/day
  • France34/day
  • Spain33/day
  • Switzerland33/day
  • Ireland27/day
  • Italy25/day
  • India25/day
  • United Arab Emirates19/day
  • Canada14/day
  • Qatar13/day
  • Denmark12/day
  • Portugal12/day
  • Saudi Arabia11/day
  • Netherlands11/day
  • Sweden11/day
  • Turkey10/day
  • Austria10/day
  • China9/day
  • Norway9/day
  • Singapore8/day
  • Greece7/day
  • Belgium7/day
  • South Africa7/day
  • Hong Kong SAR China7/day
  • Poland6/day
  • Egypt6/day
  • Czechia5/day
  • Japan5/day
  • Barbados5/day
  • Finland5/day
  • Nigeria4/day
  • Iceland4/day
  • Israel4/day
  • Brazil4/day
  • Thailand3/day
  • Hungary3/day
  • Malaysia3/day
  • Bahrain3/day
  • Jersey3/day
  • Cyprus3/day
  • Romania3/day
  • Jordan3/day
  • Mexico3/day
  • Morocco2/day
  • Maldives2/day
  • Kenya2/day
  • South Korea2/day
  • Kuwait2/day
  • Malta2/day
  • Gibraltar2/day
  • Oman2/day
  • Sri Lanka2/day
  • Luxembourg2/day
  • Bulgaria2/day
  • Ghana1/day
  • Ethiopia1/day
  • Serbia1/day
  • Colombia1/day
  • Bahamas1/day
  • Australia1/day
  • Vietnam1/day
  • Lebanon6/week
  • Isle of Man6/week
  • Bermuda6/week
  • Bangladesh6/week
  • Algeria5/week
  • Taiwan5/week
  • Georgia5/week
  • Tunisia5/week
  • Rwanda4/week
  • Latvia4/week
  • Chile4/week
  • Albania4/week
  • Croatia4/week
  • Kazakhstan3/week
  • Azerbaijan3/week
  • Jamaica3/week
  • Antigua & Barbuda3/week
  • Uzbekistan2/week
  • Argentina1/week

Global Rankings of London Airport (LHR)

This snapshot shows how London Airport (LHR) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

4 Runways at London Airport (LHR)

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
09L 12,779 ft · 3,895 m 164 ft · 50 m Asphalt
27R 12,779 ft · 3,895 m 164 ft · 50 m Asphalt
09R 11,985 ft · 3,653 m 164 ft · 50 m Asphalt
27L 11,985 ft · 3,653 m 164 ft · 50 m Asphalt

The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.