Dulles (IAD) to London (LHR) distance
The great-circle distance from Dulles to London is 3,187 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Dulles (IAD)- Time difference
- London is 5 hours ahead of Dulles
- Midpoint
- 52.05° N, 43.98° W
- Heading from IAD
- 49° northeast
- Heading from LHR
- 289° west
- Farthest north
- 53.8° N
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see IAD-LHR on the globe.
Related routes
- New York (JFK) to
London (LHR)2,991 nm - Los Angeles (LAX) to London (LHR)4,730 nm
- London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD)3,425 nm
- London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO)4,652 nm
- Boston (BOS) to London (LHR)2,829 nm
- London (LHR) to
Toronto (YYZ)3,082 nm - London (LHR) to Miami (MIA)3,838 nm
- Newark (EWR) to London (LHR)3,003 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.