Flight time from New York City to London

How long is the flight time from New York City to London?

The flight time between New York City and London is 7 hours 57 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between New York City and London?

The flight distance from New York City (United States) to London (United Kingdom) is 3462 miles or 5570 kilometers or 3006 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to New York City is La Guardia Airport (LGA) and the nearest airport to London is London Heathrow Airport (LHR).

Map of flight path from New York City to London

The map of the shortest flight path between New York City, United States and London, United Kingdom is displayed below.

New York City Details

New York City is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 40° 42' 51.4'' Longitude: W 74° 0' 21.5''
Latitude	40.71427
Longitude	-74.00597
Country	United States

Nearby airports

La Guardia Airport (LGA)
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)

London Details

London is located in United Kingdom.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 51° 30' 30.7'' Longitude: W 0° 7' 32.7''
Latitude	51.50853
Longitude	-0.12574
Country	United Kingdom

Nearby airports

London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
London Luton Airport (LTN)
London Stansted Airport (STN)

Time Difference between New York City and London

Time difference between New York City (United States) and London (United Kingdom) is 5 Hours.
London time is 5 Hours ahead of New York City.

Current local time in New York City	Current local time in London
2026-05-16, 19:20:13 EDT	2026-05-17, 00:20:13 BST