BA285 LondonLHR · 10:45 San FranciscoSFO · 13:50
BA285 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.
departs LHR · on schedule
board checked 42m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ BA285 typically leaves +67 and lands +24. The air wins minutes back.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 +24 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and SFO 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 San Francisco flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA285 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from London to San Francisco 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 BA285 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA285 across the LHR and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 5/14 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 BA285 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-XLEC.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and SFO published them.
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