Austin (AUS) to London (LHR)
Flight time
≈ 10h 36m
Bearing
41° NE
Austin (AUS) to London (LHR) is 4,904 miles (7,892 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–LHR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, British Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–LHR; the Airbus A350-1000 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
122
May 2026
Seats
32,762
both directions
Passengers
28,408
both directions
Load factor
86.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–LHR?
British Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–LHR in May 2026 (122 departures).
- BA
British Airways
122 departures · 32,762 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.7%
Load
What plane flies AUS–LHR?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew 51% of AUS–LHR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-1000
62 departures · 84.8% load
50.8% - Boeing 787-8
60 departures · 89.8% load
49.2%
How has AUS–LHR traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–LHR departures rose from 109 in June 2025 to 122 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–LHR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
109 departures · 25,300 passengers
95.0%
Load
July 2025
116 departures · 25,187 passengers
89.3%
Load
August 2025
115 departures · 21,411 passengers
77.3%
Load
September 2025
107 departures · 22,612 passengers
85.9%
Load
October 2025
98 departures · 22,229 passengers
89.5%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 16,793 passengers
87.5%
Load
December 2025
59 departures · 17,592 passengers
90.1%
Load
January 2026
55 departures · 14,691 passengers
80.7%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 13,252 passengers
71.5%
Load
March 2026
64 departures · 18,785 passengers
90.2%
Load
April 2026
92 departures · 21,399 passengers
81.0%
Load
May 2026
122 departures · 28,408 passengers
86.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → LHR
91.5% full
61 departures · 14,986 passengers
LHR → AUS
81.9% full
61 departures · 13,422 passengers
Nonstop AUS–LHR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
London
GB
London Heathrow Airport
Coordinates
51.47°N, 0.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from London (LHR)?
AUS to LHR is 4,904 miles (7,892 km / 4,261 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to LHR?
A nonstop covers the 4,904-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–LHR?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-1000 flew the largest share of departures (50.8%), followed by the Boeing 787-8 (49.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–LHR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,904-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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