Air India· Callsign AIC131 ·Daily

AI131 from Mumbai to London, tracked live

Successor to the airline's original 1948 international route, now showcasing India's first A350s.

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BOM
Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
06:30 IST (UTC+5:30)
9h 40m
7,212 km · 4,482 mi
Non-stop
LHR
London
London Heathrow Airport
11:40 GMT (UTC+0)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A350-900
typical equipment
Distance
7,212 km
3,894 nautical miles
Heading
319°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-6 h
on arrival
Block speed
746 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
48%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#158
of 439 tracked routes

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The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

AI131 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 06:30 at BOM. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AI131 at a glance

  • The trip: 7,212 km (4,482 miles) from Mumbai to London, flying north-west.
  • How long: 9h 40m gate to gate. That is about 746 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 6 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 48% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of BOM in early morning, into LHR in mid-morning.

AI131 route overview: BOM to LHR

AI131 distance and great-circle path

AI131 covers 7,212 km, or 4,482 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 158 by distance.

The plane leaves Mumbai heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the BOM-LHR route appears on a tracker map.

Why AI131 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 9.7 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 746 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly AI131?

Not at all. At roughly 48% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-900. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about AI131

  • Time change: you land 6 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

AI131 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when AI131 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AI131

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Air India and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

BOM Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai, India · live radar →
LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom · live radar →
A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AI131 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown7,212 km
AircraftAirbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate6.03 kg per km
Fuel burned43,488 kg
CO2, whole flight137.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout300
Passengers carried249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger552 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 552 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown
405 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
1,175 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,620 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AI131 emits what 2,290 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,246 km, or 15,769 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 9,208 km, 10,249 km and 12,116 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put AI131 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to AI131

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 6 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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AI131 frequently asked questions

How long is the AI131 flight?

Mumbai to London is 7,212 km (4,482 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 9.7 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AI131?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 48% of that type's published range.

Does AI131 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 06:30 local from BOM. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track AI131 live?

Yes. Whenever AI131 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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