London to New York
London to New York, where the US round-trip ticket statute applies to Visa Waiver travellers.
- Great-circle distance
- 5,539 km · 3,442 mi
- Typical block time
- 7h 35m
- Timezone difference
- 5h at the destination
- Arrives
- Same calendar day
Distance is the great circle between the two airports; block time adds taxi allowances and a climb-and- descent penalty to airborne time at the cruise speed of the aircraft class that usually flies this sector. These are modelled figures for planning, not a timetable — a published schedule is the authority on what any particular flight does.
Arriving in the United States · Required
The strongest statutory case in the dataset — but it applies to the Visa Waiver Program, not to B-1/B-2 visa holders, and not at a land border.
Read the the United States rule, with the sourceThe return leg: New York to London
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