British Airways· Callsign BAW1 ·Daily

BA1 from London to New York, tracked live

The flight number once reserved for Concorde, still carrying flagship status on the transatlantic corridor.

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LHR
London
London Heathrow Airport
08:30 GMT (UTC+0)
7h 55m
5,540 km · 3,442 mi
Non-stop
JFK
New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
11:25 EDT (UTC-4)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A350-1000
typical equipment
Distance
5,540 km
2,991 nautical miles
Heading
288°
tracks west
Clock change
-4 h
on arrival
Block speed
700 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
34%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#212
of 439 tracked routes

Follow BA1 in real time

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

BA1 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 08:30 at LHR. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

BA1 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,540 km (3,442 miles) from London to New York, flying west.
  • How long: 7h 55m gate to gate. That is about 700 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 4 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-1000. This route uses about 34% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of LHR in early morning, into JFK in mid-morning.

BA1 route overview: LHR to JFK

BA1 distance and great-circle path

BA1 covers 5,540 km, or 3,442 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 212 by distance.

The plane leaves London heading 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 LHR-JFK route appears on a tracker map.

Why BA1 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 7.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 700 km/h. An Airbus A350-1000 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Airbus A350-1000 comfortably fly BA1?

Not at all. At roughly 34% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-1000. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-1000.

What to know about BA1

  • Time change: you land 4 hours behind the time you left.

BA1 against the rest of the LHR-JFK pairing

We track 2 scheduled services between London and New York, all of them British Airways. Among them, it is the only one flown with an Airbus A350-1000.

Measured against BA1, which pushes back at 08:30:

Block time is gate to gate, so it counts taxi at both ends. That is why two flights covering identical distance rarely share a scheduled duration.

BA1 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 BA1 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on BA1

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

LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom · live radar →
JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport New York, United States · live radar →
A35K Airbus A350-1000 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does BA1 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-1000, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown5,540 km
AircraftAirbus A350-1000
Fuel burn rate7.46 kg per km
Fuel burned41,306 kg
CO2, whole flight130.5 tonnes
Seats, typical layout350
Passengers carried290 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger450 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 450 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy287 seats, 238 flown
331 kg CO2 per seat
Business52 seats, 43 flown
959 kg CO2 per seat
First10 seats, 8 flown
1,323 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, BA1 emits what 2,175 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 2,648 km, or 12,860 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 10,243 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 5,540 km unadjusted. 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 BA1 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from London

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
BA117London (LHR) → New York (JFK) BA117 flight tracker →
B61621London (LHR) → Boston (BOS) Airbus A321B61621 flight tracker →
BA302Paris (CDG) → London (LHR) Airbus A319BA302 flight tracker →
BA54Johannesburg (JNB) → London (LHR) Airbus A380-800BA54 flight tracker →
IB713Madrid (MAD) → London (LHR) Airbus A320neoIB713 flight tracker →
AA134Los Angeles (LAX) → London (LHR) Boeing 777-300ERAA134 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to BA1

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

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 4 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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BA1 frequently asked questions

How long is the BA1 flight?

London to New York is 5,540 km (3,442 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 7.9 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates BA1?

Typically an Airbus A350-1000 (full specifications), using roughly 34% of that type's published range.

Does BA1 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 08:30 local from LHR. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Who else flies London to New York?

We track 2 scheduled services on this pairing, all operated by British Airways. The others are BA117. Against them, BA1 stands out because it is the only one flown with an Airbus A350-1000.

Can I track BA1 live?

Yes. Whenever BA1 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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