Baltimore (BWI) to London (LHR)
Flight time
≈ 8h 03m
Bearing
50° NE
Baltimore (BWI) to London (LHR) is 3,625 miles (5,834 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–LHR
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, British Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–LHR; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
59
April 2026
Seats
15,197
both directions
Passengers
12,001
both directions
Load factor
79.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–LHR?
British Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–LHR in April 2026 (59 departures).
- BA
British Airways
59 departures · 15,197 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.0%
Load
What plane flies BWI–LHR?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 100% of BWI–LHR departures.
- Boeing 777-200
59 departures · 79.0% load
100.0%
How has BWI–LHR traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–LHR departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 59 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–LHR traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 14,678 passengers
87.0%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 14,758 passengers
91.3%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 15,591 passengers
92.0%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 14,760 passengers
87.1%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 13,972 passengers
86.6%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 13,396 passengers
81.1%
Load
November 2025
50 departures · 9,472 passengers
79.0%
Load
December 2025
52 departures · 9,215 passengers
85.5%
Load
January 2026
50 departures · 7,797 passengers
73.6%
Load
February 2026
42 departures · 5,758 passengers
65.6%
Load
March 2026
51 departures · 9,521 passengers
84.5%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 12,001 passengers
79.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BWI → LHR
75.2% full
30 departures · 5,831 passengers
LHR → BWI
82.9% full
29 departures · 6,170 passengers
Nonstop BWI–LHR traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
London
GB
London Heathrow Airport
Coordinates
51.47°N, 0.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from London (LHR)?
BWI to LHR is 3,625 miles (5,834 km / 3,150 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to LHR?
A nonstop covers the 3,625-mile great-circle distance in roughly 8h 03m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–LHR?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–LHR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 3,625-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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