BA272British Airways · SAN → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA272 San DiegoSAN · 19:40 LondonLHR · 14:20

BA272 by British Airways flies from San Diego (SAN) to London (LHR) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.

Right nowDELAYED · gate 51 · as of 20:07
19:44

departs SAN · 4 min late

⚖ BA272 typically leaves +12 and lands −29. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-16
+0 gate · −49 arrival
08-15
+12 gate · −61 arrival
08-14
+44 gate · −25 arrival
08-13
+64 gate · +11 arrival
08-12
+0 gate · −24 arrival
08-11
+18 gate · −18 arrival
08-10
−14 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 −29 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SANSan DiegoOn-time likelySAN delay board →
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
SAN→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SAN 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.

Other San Diego to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA264departs 16:45

If BA272 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from San Diego to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SAN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA272 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA272 across the SAN and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~29 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 BA272 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
08-16SAN 19:40 (+0)LHR 14:20 13:31 (−49)
08-15SAN 19:40 19:52 (+12)LHR 14:20 13:19 (−61)
08-14SAN 19:40 20:24 (+44)LHR 14:20 13:55 (−25)
08-13SAN 19:40 20:44 (+64)LHR 14:20 14:31 (+11)
08-12SAN 19:40 (+0)LHR 14:20 13:56 (−24)
08-11SAN 19:40 19:58 (+18)LHR 14:20 14:02 (−18)
08-10SAN 19:40LHR 14:20 14:06 (−14)
08-09SAN 19:40 (+0)LHR 14:20 13:51 (−29)
08-08SAN 19:40 19:54 (+14)LHR 14:20 13:45 (−35)
08-07SAN 19:40LHR 14:20 14:01 (−19)
08-06SAN 19:40 (+0)LHR 14:20 13:31 (−49)
08-05SAN 19:40LHR 14:20 13:37 (−43)
08-04SAN 19:40 (+0)LHR 14:20 13:35 (−45)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-STBC, G-STBA, G-STBG.

Board clocks recorded as SAN and LHR published them.

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