Cosmic radiation on flights from London (LHR)
London Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom. ICAO EGLL, at 51.47°, -0.45°. FlightDose publishes 6 routes from here and 6 to here, each direction on its own page.
Of the 6 published routes from LHR, the flight to Dubai (LHR → DXB) receives the least, about 16.5 µSv for a standard flight, and the flight to Los Angeles (LHR → LAX) the most, about 48.7 µSv. A route's dose depends mostly on its hours in the air and how far it runs from the equator (why latitude matters).
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Routes from LHR
- LHR → JFKNew York, 7 h 16 min31 µSv
- LHR → ORDChicago, 8 h 14 min36.2 µSv
- LHR → LAXLos Angeles, 11 h 6 min48.7 µSv
- LHR → DXBDubai, 6 h 10 min16.5 µSv
- LHR → SINSingapore, 12 h 3 min30.8 µSv
- LHR → JNBJohannesburg, 10 h 36 min21.6 µSv
Routes to LHR
- JFK → LHRNew York, 6 h 18 min26.5 µSv
- ORD → LHRChicago, 7 h 11 min31.2 µSv
- LAX → LHRLos Angeles, 9 h 56 min43.4 µSv
- DXB → LHRDubai, 7 h 2 min19.2 µSv
- SIN → LHRSingapore, 13 h 23 min34.6 µSv
- JNB → LHRJohannesburg, 10 h 53 min22.3 µSv
Standard flight: 35,000 ft, estimated time in the air, solar conditions of August 2026; CARI-7.
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