- Great circle
- 3,482 km
- 2,163 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 4h 50m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 51.5°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 8.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 160th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From London the path crosses United Kingdom, then France, then Belgium, then Germany, then Austria, then Croatia, then Serbia, then Bulgaria, then Turkey.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 51.5°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 3,509 km. That is 27 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 2m of extra flying.
Leaving London the aircraft points east (110°); it arrives into Beirut heading south-east (135°). That is 25° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
London to Beirut, asked and answered
- How far is London to Beirut?
- London to Beirut (LHR to BEY) is 3,482 km, or 2,163 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from London to Beirut?
- About 4h 50m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a London to Beirut flight take?
- The great circle passes over United Kingdom, then France, then Belgium, then Germany, then Austria, then Croatia, then Serbia, then Bulgaria, then Turkey. It reaches 51.5°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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