LHR London Heathrow Airport
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London Heathrow08:34·13°C·#31/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +15 MIN
+22 min

London Heathrow (LHR) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +22 min, arrivals 9 min early. No cancellations across 170 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
08:00today +22 min minor

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

London Heathrow (LHR) delays today: 62% of the 189 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +22 min and arrivals 9 min early, across 170 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 12 September 2026 at 07:21 UTC.

Departures70 timed
On time23%16
Delayed77%54
typical now +22 min
Arrivals119 timed
On time83%99
Delayed17%20
typical now 9 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
08:15 09:30BA826DUB Dublin+75 min
08:25BA600VCE Veniceon time
08:25QR006DOH Dohaon time
08:25WY104MCT Muscaton time
08:30AC853YYZ Torontoon time
08:30BA666JMK Mykonoson time
08:30VL925FRA Frankfurton time
08:35BA630ATH Athenson time
09:00AA9600DFW DallasCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +26. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
06:25 09:19AA100JFK from New York+174 min
06:55 10:51AA730CLT from Charlotte+236 min
07:05 10:14WB712KGL from Kigali+189 min
07:15 08:50UA014EWR from New York+95 min
08:05 08:31AA174RDU from Raleigh/Durham+26 min
08:20 08:56BA445AMS from Amsterdam+36 min
15:00BA134BOM from MumbaiCancelled
Running late right now54 of 1077 still on the board · 5.0%
+236
AA730 from Charlotte · arr 10:51
Flights this late at LHR still cancel only 12% of the time.
+189
WB712 from Kigali · arr 10:14
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~43 min.
+174
AA100 from New York · arr 09:19
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~36 min.
+149
BA250 from Santiago · arr 12:39
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~43 min.
In the air to LHRlive positions · 3-min feed
55aircraft inbound · next to land MS783 from Cairo, lands ~08:35
MS783Cairo
on final · ~08:35
BA339Nice
on final · ~08:36
AA732Charlotte
lands ~08:38
BA353Marseille
lands ~08:39

Positions as of 08:32 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
AMSAmsterdam+31m
ORDChicago+29m
DUBDublin+27m
LISLisbon+17m
MADMadrid+16m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
BABritish Airways+15m
Why8 kt SW winds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
8 aircraft circling in holding right nowlive position data
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 170 A typical day here runs ~2%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 14th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +28 min departures.

Typical week here
+27
MON
+29
TUE
+28
WED
+30
THU
+29
FRI
+28
SAT
+28
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Monday (+27 min), heaviest on Thursday (+30 min).

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Sample · what you getLHR went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/london-LHR

London Heathrow airport delays today

Delays are building at LHR. A typical departure is currently +22 min, up 15 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 9 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 170 tracked flights (0.0%). No upcoming hour is expected near schedule. The least bad looks like 19:00, still +26 min.

Other London airports: LGW STN LTN · Nearby gateways: LGW LTN STN MAN EDI CDG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from London Heathrow

Is London Heathrow (LHR) delayed right now?

Delays are building at LHR. Departures +22 min, arrivals 9 min early. No cancellations across 170 tracked flights. 62% of the 189 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at London Heathrow (LHR)?

Winds SW-220 (variable 170 to 260) at 8kt, Vis 10km, Temp 13°C, Dew 10°C, Alt 1023 hPa, Sky clear. 13°C. wind 8 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from London Heathrow (LHR)?

Over the last 90 days, Monday averaged the lightest departure delays (+27 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+30 min).

How often are flights delayed at LHR today?

We tracked 170 flights today: departures +22 min, arrivals 9 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for LHR?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SW-230 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4500ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches instrument conditions ahead: usually wider spacing or holding.
Wind220° 8 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew13 / 10 °C
Pressure1023 hPa
EGLL 120650Z AUTO 22008KT 170V260 9999 NCD 13/10 Q1023
07:00 to 22:00VFRWinds SW-230 at 12kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 4500ft
07:00 to 08:00MVFRVis 6km, Sky clear
01:00 to 10:00BECMGMVFRBroken layer at 1200ft
03:00 to 10:00TEMPOIFRVis 6km, Light Rain Drizzle, Broken layer at 900ft
Dep index
1.5/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 07:50 local · 44m ago · delay window 08:21 local · How these are computed → methodology