Compensation by route

The same disruption pays wildly different amounts depending on the route. Pick yours to see the exact great-circle distance, which law governs it, and what you're owed — every figure computed live, not looked up.

Transatlantic

Departing Europe for the US — the high-value routes where a long delay can be worth €600 / £520 under EU261 / UK261.

LHR JFK London → New York · 5,539 km £520 UK261 LHR LAX London → Los Angeles · 8,760 km £520 UK261 LHR BOS London → Boston · 5,240 km £520 UK261 LHR MCO London → Orlando · 6,965 km £520 UK261 MAN JFK Manchester → New York · 5,362 km £520 UK261 LGW MCO London → Orlando · 6,991 km £520 UK261 CDG JFK Paris → New York · 5,833 km €600 EU261 AMS JFK Amsterdam → New York · 5,847 km €600 EU261 FRA JFK Frankfurt → New York · 6,188 km €600 EU261 DUB JFK Dublin → New York · 5,103 km €600 EU261 MAD JFK Madrid → New York · 5,761 km €600 EU261 BCN EWR Barcelona → New York · 6,177 km €600 EU261

Within Europe

Short- and medium-haul EU/UK routes, typically €250–€400 / £220–£350 for a 3-hour-plus delay.

LHR CDG London → Paris · 347 km £220 UK261 LHR BCN London → Barcelona · 1,148 km £220 UK261 LHR FCO London → Rome · 1,444 km £220 UK261 LHR AMS London → Amsterdam · 370 km £220 UK261 LHR MAD London → Madrid · 1,244 km £220 UK261 LHR LIS London → Lisbon · 1,564 km £350 UK261 LHR ATH London → Athens · 2,427 km £350 UK261 LGW BCN London → Barcelona · 1,109 km £220 UK261 LGW FAO London → Faro · 1,688 km £350 UK261 STN DUB London → Dublin · 471 km £220 UK261 DUB LHR Dublin → London · 449 km €250 EU261 CDG FCO Paris → Rome · 1,101 km €250 EU261 AMS BCN Amsterdam → Barcelona · 1,241 km €250 EU261 FRA LHR Frankfurt → London · 653 km €250 EU261

Long-haul from Europe

Over 3,500 km from the EU/UK — the top €600 / £520 band (halved for a 3–4 hour delay).

LHR DXB London → Dubai · 5,498 km £520 UK261 LHR SIN London → Singapore · 10,882 km £520 UK261 LHR BKK London → Bangkok · 9,577 km £520 UK261 LHR DEL London → Delhi · 6,732 km £520 UK261 LHR HKG London → Hong Kong · 9,631 km £520 UK261 LHR JNB London → Johannesburg · 9,075 km £520 UK261 LHR SYD London → Sydney · 17,020 km £520 UK261 CDG DXB Paris → Dubai · 5,239 km €600 EU261 FRA SIN Frankfurt → Singapore · 10,280 km €600 EU261

Canada (APPR)

Flights touching Canada, where compensation scales by how late you arrive: CA$400 / CA$700 / CA$1,000.

YYZ YVR Toronto → Vancouver · 3,346 km CA$400 Canada YYZ LHR Toronto → London · 5,707 km CA$400 Canada YUL YYZ Montréal → Toronto · 507 km CA$400 Canada YVR YYZ Vancouver → Toronto · 3,346 km CA$400 Canada

Within the US

US domestic routes — no cash compensation for delays, but automatic refund rights when a flight is significantly changed.

JFK LAX New York → Los Angeles · 3,974 km Refund US JFK MIA New York → Miami · 1,757 km Refund US LAX SFO Los Angeles → San Francisco · 544 km Refund US ORD LAX Chicago → Los Angeles · 2,802 km Refund US

Don't see your route? The compensation checker works for any pair of airports — these pages just pre-answer the most-searched ones.