Avianca· Callsign AVA8 ·Daily

AV8 from Bogotá to London, tracked live

The airline's direct link between Colombia and the United Kingdom, relaunched after restructuring.

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BOG
Bogotá
El Dorado International Airport
21:35 UTC-5
10h 15m
8,474 km · 5,265 mi
Non-stop
LHR
London
London Heathrow Airport
13:50 GMT (UTC+0)
Typical schedule · next departure Thursday, October 29 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 787-8
typical equipment
Distance
8,474 km
4,575 nautical miles
Heading
38°
tracks north-east
Clock change
+5 h
on arrival
Block speed
827 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
63%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#129
of 439 tracked routes

Follow AV8 in real time

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

AV8 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 21:35 at BOG. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AV8 at a glance

  • The trip: 8,474 km (5,265 miles) from Bogotá to London, flying north-east.
  • How long: 10h 15m gate to gate. That is about 827 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 5 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 787-8. This route uses about 63% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of BOG in late evening, into LHR in midday. It is an overnight, so most of the cabin will try to sleep.

AV8 route overview: BOG to LHR

AV8 distance and great-circle path

AV8 covers 8,474 km, or 5,265 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 129 by distance.

The plane leaves Bogotá heading north-east. 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 BOG-LHR route appears on a tracker map.

Why AV8 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 10.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 827 km/h. A Boeing 787-8 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 timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.

Can the Boeing 787-8 comfortably fly AV8?

Not really. It uses about 63% of the Boeing 787-8's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-8.

What to know about AV8

  • Time change: you land 5 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
  • High airport at the start: BOG sits 8,361 ft up. Thin air means a longer takeoff run.

AV8 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 AV8 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AV8

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

BOG El Dorado International Airport Bogotá, Colombia · live radar →
LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom · live radar →
B788 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AV8 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-8, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown8,474 km
AircraftBoeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate5.37 kg per km
Fuel burned45,531 kg
CO2, whole flight143.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout242
Passengers carried201 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger716 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 716 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy198 seats, 164 flown
523 kg CO2 per seat
Business36 seats, 30 flown
1,517 kg CO2 per seat
First7 seats, 6 flown
2,093 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AV8 emits what 2,398 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 4,211 km, or 20,452 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 6,297 km and 8,612 km, interpolated to this route's 8,474 km. 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 AV8 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Bogotá

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DL980Bogotá (BOG) → Atlanta (ATL) Boeing 767-300ERDL980 flight tracker →
AV204Bogotá (BOG) → Toronto (YYZ) Airbus A320neoAV204 flight tracker →
AV10Bogotá (BOG) → Madrid (MAD) Boeing 787-8AV10 flight tracker →
AV20Bogotá (BOG) → New York (JFK) Boeing 787-8AV20 flight tracker →
AV60Bogotá (BOG) → Buenos Aires (EZE) Boeing 787-8AV60 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to AV8

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

Red-eye flights explained This schedule runs overnight, so cabin timing and sleep strategy matter.
The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 5 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

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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AV8 frequently asked questions

How long is the AV8 flight?

Bogotá to London is 8,474 km (5,265 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 10.2 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AV8?

Typically a Boeing 787-8 (full specifications), using roughly 63% of that type's published range.

Does AV8 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 21:35 local from BOG. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track AV8 live?

Yes. Whenever AV8 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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