BA216British Airways · IAD → LHR
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA216 WashingtonIAD · 17:45 LondonLHR · 06:20

BA216 by British Airways flies from Washington (IAD) to London (LHR) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowDescending into London · off blocks 18:09 · 24 min late
05:33

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~16 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
IAD67 mi · ~16 min leftLHR
18,500 ftAltitudedescending
412 mphSpeed358 kt
105°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 58m

⚖ BA216 typically leaves +39 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+45+89+134 min
09-10
+24 gate · −47 arrival
09-09
+24 gate · −47 arrival
09-08
+134 gate · +67 arrival
09-07
+31 gate · −14 arrival
09-06
+36 gate · −17 arrival
09-05
+34 gate · −15 arrival
09-04
+44 gate · −12 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonModerate riskIAD delay board →
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
IAD→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+2 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IAD 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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA290departs 19:15
BA29departs 22:40

If BA216 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Washington to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA216 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA216 across the IAD and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 BA216 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-10IAD 17:45 18:09 (+24)LHR 06:20 05:33 (−47)
09-09IAD 17:45 18:09 (+24)LHR 06:20 05:33 (−47)
09-08IAD 17:45 19:59 (+134)LHR 06:20 07:27 (+67)
09-07IAD 17:45 18:16 (+31)LHR 06:20 06:06 (−14)
09-06IAD 17:45 18:21 (+36)LHR 06:20 06:03 (−17)
09-05IAD 17:45 18:19 (+34)LHR 06:20 06:05 (−15)
09-04IAD 17:45 18:29 (+44)LHR 06:20 06:08 (−12)
09-03IAD 18:29 (+0)LHR 06:20 06:08 (−12)
09-02IAD 17:45 18:35 (+50)LHR 06:20 06:10 (−10)
09-01IAD 18:25 (+0)LHR 06:20 06:04 (−16)
08-31IAD 17:45 18:24 (+39)LHR 06:20 06:03 (−17)
08-30IAD 17:45 18:35 (+50)LHR 06:20 06:11 (−9)
08-29IAD 17:45 18:31 (+46)LHR 06:20 05:46 (−34)
08-28IAD 17:45 20:27 (+162)LHR 06:20 06:41 (+21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-VIIW, G-VIIA, G-VIIB, G-VIIC.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and LHR published them.

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