A flight from London to Vancouver will typically take a sharp turn north out of Heathrow, then head vertically north up the island of Great Britain (sometimes even flying over the North Sea and eastern England), then the plane will head northwest towards Iceland and Greenland and then southwest over northeast Canada, past Hudson Bay and southwest to Vancouver.
Flights heading the other way will however fly further south to take advantage of the jet stream, often approaching the British Isles from Northern Ireland.
It is Air Canada flight 855, leaving London Heathrow at 1105am, arriving in Vancouver 12.35pm
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There are no stops if you are flying directly to Vancouver with airlines like British Airways and Air Canada Planesandthings.
The flight distance from London Heathrow Airport to Vancouver International Airport is about 4,725 miles.
Direct GPS from EGLL (London Heathrow) to CYTZ (Toronto Center City) - Initial heading 299 (West - Across Atlantic Ocean - Across Nova Scotia - Into Toronto) Flight time at 500 kts - 6 hours
Using this as an example; The flight path from Vancouver to London (using London Heathrow Airport) would ypically travel northeast over Canada, then over the tip of Greenland, then down towards Northern Ireland, then across to Liverpool and finally south-east towards Birmingham and Oxford before approaching London.
It is called a "Great Circle Route." However, the flight doesn't pass over either Vancouver, WA or Vancouver, BC.
There are no direct flights from London City Airport to Vancouver. Most flights from this airport are short haul except for one daily flight to and from New York. The easiest way is to travel from London Heathrow to Vancouver.
No. It would go slightly north of county Cork.
BA0087 - Departing 12:45BA0085 - Departing 17:15
Madrid (MAD) to Vancouver, BC (YVR) Shortest Flight Duration * 13 hours 20 mins * Via London Heathrow
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