A15951In the air, 16 min late
Left LGW at 13:21, 16 min after its 13:05 slot.
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Direct flights from London (LGW) to New York (JFK): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 20% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,569 km, an estimated 7 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and New York. Updated 24 October 2026 at 19:03 UTC.
Today, LGW → JFK
Sat 24 Oct · local timesX11160In the air, 16 min late
Left LGW at 13:21, 16 min after its 13:05 slot.
- 13:05 A15951 Left 13:21 +16 ·
- 13:05 X11160 Left 13:21 +16 ·
- 13:05 Z0701Norse Atlantic UK Left 13:21 +16 JFK est. 15:43In the air · sched 15:55
Checked LGW board 20:07 · JFK board 15:03
LGW
London
heavy · +47
JFK
New York
smooth · +0
5,569 km · ~7h 38m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
20% on time
of the last 5 operated LGW → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+16 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~7h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Norse Atlantic UK
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysNorse Atlantic UKZ0
Flights Z0701 13:05 Tu Th Sa Su
History
operated legs · board outcomes10-24A15951departed+16
10-24X11160departed+16
10-22A15951departed+24
10-22X11160departed+24
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at LGW: 80% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +40 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the London to New York route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LGW to JFK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LGW-JFK
LGW to JFK questions
Is LGW–JFK running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 69/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LGW to JFK?
Great-circle distance is 5,569 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 423–507 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LGW–JFK fly?
Norse Atlantic UK runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at LGW and arrival-side delay at JFK, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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