BA216British Airways · IAD → LHR
updated 40m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA216 WashingtonIAD · 19:05 LondonLHR · 06:15

BA216 by British Airways flies from Washington (IAD) to London (LHR) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowLanded in London · today
05:49

arrived at LHR · 26 min early

⚖ BA216 typically leaves +22 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+16 gate · −26 arrival
10-31
+16 gate · −26 arrival
10-30
+22 gate · −18 arrival
10-29
+16 gate · −27 arrival
10-28
+22 gate · −12 arrival
10-27
+23 gate · −4 arrival
10-26
+19 gate · −11 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
IAD→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Washington to London with British Airways · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.9%0.8× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
11%0.7× usual

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
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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
BA1290departs 21:30
BA292departs 22:25
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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. 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 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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
11-01IAD 19:05 19:21 (+16)LHR 06:15 05:49 (−26)
10-31IAD 19:05 19:21 (+16)LHR 06:15 05:49 (−26)
10-30IAD 19:05 19:27 (+22)LHR 06:15 05:57 (−18)
10-29IAD 19:05 19:21 (+16)LHR 06:15 05:48 (−27)
10-28IAD 19:05 19:27 (+22)LHR 06:15 06:03 (−12)
10-27IAD 19:05 19:28 (+23)LHR 06:15 06:11 (−4)
10-26IAD 19:05 19:24 (+19)LHR 06:15 06:04 (−11)
10-25IAD 19:05 19:20 (+15)LHR 06:15 06:02 (−13)
10-24IAD 17:45 18:26 (+41)LHR 05:20 04:45 (−35)
10-23IAD 17:45 18:35 (+50)LHR 06:20 06:10 (−10)
10-22IAD 17:45 18:45 (+60)LHR 06:20 05:58 (−22)
10-21IAD 17:45 19:03 (+78)LHR 06:20 06:35 (+15)
10-20IAD 17:45 18:54 (+69)LHR 06:20 06:14 (−6)
10-19IAD 17:45 18:41 (+56)LHR 06:20 06:18 (−2)
10-18IAD 17:45 18:04 (+19)LHR 06:20 06:11 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-ZBKR, G-ZBLB, G-ZBLF, G-ZBLJ.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and LHR published them.

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