BA281 LondonLHR · 11:40 Los AngelesLAX · 15:00
BA281 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Tue, Sep 22 departure.
en route from LHR to LAX
board checked 25m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 12:00 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 11 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +5 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and LAX 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Los Angeles flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA281 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How BA281 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA281 across the LHR and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 9/13 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 BA281 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: G-STBL, G-STBB, G-STBO, G-STBP.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and LAX published them.
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