Flight paths to United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is home to some of the busiest airports in Europe – several of them being found in London. London Heathrow Airport is actually the largest airport in the continent and provides connections to pretty much all parts of the world. Other major airports in the country are Manchester Airport and London Gatwick Airport.

The flight paths taken to each of the large British airports obviously depend on where you are traveling from – but there are also a number of outer circumstances that can affect the paths chosen. This can be everything from weather conditions and certain flight corridors to conflicts on the ground causing airspace to be closed (or advised to avoid). Current airspace that is being avoided by many airlines is mainly found in Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East. In other words, the actual flight paths are often longer than the shortest distance available between two airports.

Below you find a compilation of the most popular flight routes to the United Kingdom on our site. If you click on one of them you will learn the exact flight path taken on each route.