Plane range from London Heathrow (LHR) – how far can you fly?

London, United Kingdom

Map showing flight ranges from London Heathrow (LHR)

Boeing 737-800, 787-9, and Airbus A350-900 ranges shown at max payload (full passenger load), with average wind conditions

IATA Code
LHR
Airport
London Heathrow
Elevation
83 ft
Longest runway
12,799 ft
Airliners at MTOW
55 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
09L/27R 12,799 ft 164 ft asphalt
09R/27L 12,001 ft 164 ft asphalt

London Heathrow is one of the world's busiest international hubs, with two parallel runways handling over 400,000 flights per year.

Which airliners can take off from LHR

LHR's longest runway, 09L/27R, is 12,799 ft.

All 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it at maximum takeoff weight, so the runway never shortens their range here.

AircraftTakeoff from LHRRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,227 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
NAN
Nadi, 8,780 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,528 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,299 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,129 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,299 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,531 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,299 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,828 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,299 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,528 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
PPT
Papeete, 8,299 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,828 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,631 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,029 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,826 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,531 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,628 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,531 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,926 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,628 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,230 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,528 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,525 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
KOA
Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,528 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 5,726 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,923 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
JNB
Johannesburg, 4,901 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,233 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
PEK
Beijing, 4,402 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,522 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
BOM
Mumbai, 3,895 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,519 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
MCO
Orlando, 3,761 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,020 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
MCO
Orlando, 3,761 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,333 ft
3,794 nm
88 pax
MCO
Orlando, 3,761 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,964 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 3,694 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,823 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
MSP
Minneapolis, 3,479 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,823 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
CLT
Charlotte, 3,461 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,519 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
DTW
Detroit, 3,264 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,218 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
DTW
Detroit, 3,264 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,516 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
DTW
Detroit, 3,264 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,525 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
DTW
Detroit, 3,264 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,314 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 3,197 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,525 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
ADD
Addis Ababa, 3,197 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,840 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
MCT
Muscat, 3,150 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,118 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
EWR
Newark, 3,003 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,221 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
DOH
Doha, 2,830 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,522 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
DOH
Doha, 2,830 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,920 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
DOH
Doha, 2,830 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,224 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
PWM
Portland, 2,759 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,728 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
LOS
Lagos, 2,702 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,528 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
KWI
Kuwait City, 2,524 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,692 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
IKA
Tehran, 2,388 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,121 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
IKA
Tehran, 2,388 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,145 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
AMM
Amman, 1,989 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,023 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
AMM
Amman, 1,989 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,021 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
AMM
Amman, 1,989 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,850 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
TLV
Tel Aviv, 1,938 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,672 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
CAI
Cairo, 1,908 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,205 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
CAI
Cairo, 1,908 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,554 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
BEY
Beirut, 1,880 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,495 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
SVO
Moscow, 1,354 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,315 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
SVO
Moscow, 1,354 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,315 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
SVO
Moscow, 1,354 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,911 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
ATH
Athens, 1,311 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for LHR's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is London City Airport, 19 nm from LHR. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from LHR

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from LHR at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

LHR → NAN Nadi, 8,780 nm (16,261 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
LHR → PPT Papeete, 8,299 nm (15,370 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 3 more
LHR → KOA Kailua-Kona, 6,343 nm (11,746 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 15 more
LHR → CGK Jakarta, 6,329 nm (11,721 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 15 more
LHR → ITO Hilo, 6,328 nm (11,720 km)
Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200ER, Airbus A350-1000 and 15 more

Nearest major airports

CDG Paris 188 nm away · 13,829 ft runway BRU Brussels 189 nm away · 11,936 ft runway AMS Amsterdam 200 nm away · 12,467 ft runway DUB Dublin 242 nm away · 10,203 ft runway EDI Edinburgh 288 nm away · 8,399 ft runway SNN Shannon 321 nm away · 10,499 ft runway
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