London Heathrow Airport (LHR), on the western edge of England’s capital, is the world’s second-busiest airport. With direct service to all six inhabited continents, the airport has expanded into a truly global hub. For traffic from the United States, London Heathrow is by and large one of the most important gateways to the United Kingdom while also being a significant entry point for travel to Europe as a whole.
Thus, over time, more and more American cities have grown to have direct service to London Heathrow from US and British carriers alike. Additionally, some airlines not based in either nation have operated service in the past from LHR to the United States using fifth-freedom rights. In this article, we’ll look at the variety of cities served by the world’s largest airlines from Heathrow.
Cities served by the three major US carriers
American Airlines serves Heathrow year-round from all of its US international hubs, including Charlotte, Chicago-O’Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Philadelphia, and Phoenix-Sky Harbor. Additionally, the carrier operates year-round direct service from Boston and Raleigh/Durham, with a seasonal service also offered to Seattle/Tacoma.
United Airlines provides year-round flights to Heathrow from its US hubs, including Chicago-O’Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, and Washington-Dulles. Additionally, a seasonal service is operated from Boston, though this flight is set to end on October 28th, 2023.
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Delta Air Lines operates services throughout the year to its US hubs, including Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, Salt Lake City, and Seattle/Tacoma. Notably, the carrier does not operate service from Raleigh/Durham, the airline’s only self-designated focus city.
Cities served by British Airways
Unsurprisingly, British Airways serves many airports that are hubs for the flag carrier’s US-based fellow OneWorld airline, American Airlines, including New York-JFK, Chicago-O’Hare, Philadelphia, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Miami, and Los Angeles. That said, the carrier doesn’t serve American’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) hub.
BA’s complete list of services includes nonstop connections to several US cities including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago-O’Hare, Cincinnati, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New Orleans, New York-JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle-Tacoma, Washington-Dulles. Interestingly, the airline also flies to all destinations across the United States year-round, demonstrating strong demand for traffic between the two nations. One important thing to remember is that the carrier’s service to San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is set to end on October 14th, 2023.
Cities served by other carriers
Virgin Atlantic, the UK’s second most prominent international airline, operates between LHR and various US cities. The carrier’s list of destinations includes Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York-JFK, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma, and Washington-Dulles. In the past few years, carriers have expanded service from Heathrow to the United States, including JetBlue, which has established connections between Heathrow and New York-JFK, as well as Boston.
