BA16British Airways · SYD → LHR
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BA16 SydneySYD · 14:35 LondonLHR · 05:35

BA16 by British Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to London (LHR) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowEn route to London · off blocks 14:35 · on schedule
En route

en route from SYD to LHR

En routeBA16 · position estimated
SYDSydneyLHRLondon
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:35 · typical taxi-out at SYD ≈ 9.2 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+0 gate · −23 arrival
09-08
+0 gate · −4 arrival
09-07
+0 gate · −17 arrival
09-06
+0 gate · +19 arrival
09-05
+55 gate · −25 arrival
09-04
+0 gate · −10 arrival
09-03
+0 gate · +72 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −10 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
SYD→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SYD and LHR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How BA16 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA16 across the SYD and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA16 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-09SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 05:12 (−23)
09-08SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 05:31 (−4)
09-07SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 05:18 (−17)
09-06SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 05:54 (+19)
09-05SYD 14:35 15:30 (+55)LHR 05:35 05:10 (−25)
09-04SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 05:25 (−10)
09-03SYD 14:35 (+0)LHR 05:35 06:47 (+72)

Board clocks recorded as SYD and LHR published them.

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