British Airways· Callsign BAW117

BA117 LHR → JFK

British Airways between London and New York: 5,540 km west, long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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LHR
London
London Heathrow Airport
5,540 km · 3,442 mi
Non-stop
JFK
New York
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Aircraft
Not yet observed
fills in once we log the airframe
Distance
5,540 km
2,991 nautical miles
Heading
288°
tracks west
Clock change
-5 h
on arrival
Length rank
#157
of 259 tracked routes

Follow BA117 in real time

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

BA117 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

BA117 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,540 km (3,442 miles) from London to New York, flying west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 5 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.

BA117 route overview: LHR to JFK

BA117 distance and great-circle path

BA117 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 259 routes we track, it ranks 157 by distance.

London to New York is 5,540 km (3,442 miles) on an initial heading of 288°, which is broadly west. Watches move 5 hours back between the two gates. It links United Kingdom with United States.

Our guide explains how the LHR–JFK route appears on a tracker map.

What to know about BA117

  • Time change: you land 5 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

What we know about BA117

What flying LHR to JFK takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. British Airways needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types. Westbound, this route pushes into the prevailing winds aloft, which is why the eastbound leg is normally the quicker one. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign BAW117 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

BA117 against the rest of the LHR-JFK pairing

We track 2 scheduled services between London and New York, all of them British Airways. It sits in the middle of the pack on both departure time and scheduled duration.

Measured against BA117:

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.

BA117 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 BA117 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on BA117

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 →

Other tracked flights from London

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
DL1New York (JFK) → London (LHR) Airbus A330-900neoDL1 flight tracker →
AA100New York (JFK) → London (LHR) Boeing 777-300ERAA100 flight tracker →
AA50Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) → London (LHR) Boeing 777-300ERAA50 flight tracker →
B6007New York (JFK) → London (LHR) Airbus A321LRB6007 flight tracker →
AC856Toronto (YYZ) → London (LHR) Boeing 777-300ERAC856 flight tracker →
AV8Bogotá (BOG) → London (LHR) Boeing 787-8AV8 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to BA117

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

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. Airline alliances explained British Airways belongs to oneworld, which affects connections and codeshares.

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.

BA117 frequently asked questions

How long is the BA117 flight?

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

What aircraft operates BA117?

Typically a .

Does BA117 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. 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 BA1. BA117 sits mid-pack on both departure time and scheduled duration.

Can I track BA117 live?

Yes. Whenever BA117 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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FlightRouteTypical aircraft
BA1 London (LHR) → New York (JFK) Airbus A350-1000 BA1 flight tracker →
BA112 New York (JFK) → London (LHR) Boeing 777-300ER BA112 flight tracker →
BA15 London (LHR) → Singapore (SIN) → Sydney (SYD) Boeing 777-300ER BA15 flight tracker →
BA9 London (LHR) → Bangkok (BKK) Boeing 787-9 BA9 flight tracker →
BA49 London (LHR) → San Francisco (SFO) Airbus A380 BA49 flight tracker →