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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

London ⇄ Los Angeles International LHR–LAX

Airlines flew 5,953 flights between London, United Kingdom LHR in London, GB and Los Angeles International LAX in Los Angeles, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 1,410,748 passengers in 1,755,266 seats, 80% of them filled, and 173,474,501 pounds of freight. 5,456 miles, about 223 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: British Airways Plc (2,085), Virgin Atlantic Airways (1,743), American Airlines Inc. (1,398), United Air Lines Inc. (727).

5,953
flights, twelve months
LHR-LAX: 2,977 · LAX-LHR: 2,976
1,410,748
passengers
80% of seats filled
5,456
miles
about 223 minutes airborne
4
airlines
8 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

01402794185581/254/257/2510/251/264/265287/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25448
2/25393
3/25489
4/25533
5/25551
6/25537
7/25556
8/25553
9/25539
10/25520
11/25444
12/25476
1/26427
2/26412
3/26473
4/26489
5/26558
6/26534
7/26528

Passengers by month

037,87975,758113,637151,5161/254/257/2510/251/264/26138,6737/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2596,337
2/2574,682
3/25104,526
4/25124,296
5/25124,986
6/25138,056
7/25151,516
8/25140,083
9/25130,562
10/25121,946
11/2598,008
12/25113,525
1/2694,724
2/2679,959
3/26113,667
4/26118,820
5/26124,890
6/26135,891
7/26138,673

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
British Airways Plc BA2,085577,90586%scheduled passenger service
Virgin Atlantic Airways VS1,743396,73580%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA1,398304,36277%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA727131,74669%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER2,093271485,910
B787-900 Dreamliner2,073256404,472
Airbus Industrie A380-800678469253,308
Airbus 350-1000566335155,249
Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR46227293,127
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner6231814,260
Airbus A330-900neo182664,223
B787-800 Dreamliner1204199

LHR → LAX this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

2,977 flights of 1,088 scheduled, 688,099 passengers in 877,787 seats, 85,589,531 pounds of freight, 845,259 pounds of mail. British Airways Plc 1,045; Virgin Atlantic Airways 870; American Airlines Inc. 699; United Air Lines Inc. 363.

LAX → LHR this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

2,976 flights of 1,083 scheduled, 722,649 passengers in 877,479 seats, 87,884,970 pounds of freight, 339,986 pounds of mail. British Airways Plc 1,040; Virgin Atlantic Airways 873; American Airlines Inc. 699; United Air Lines Inc. 364.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: London, United Kingdom LHR and Los Angeles International LAX; all routes.