BA286 San FranciscoSFO · 20:35 LondonLHR · 15:10
BA286 by British Airways flies from San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.
estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~3h 39m from now
board checked 7m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:31 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 11.2 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), 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 at San Francisco
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at London
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to London flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA286 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from San Francisco to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO 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 BA286 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA286 across the SFO and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 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 BA286 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SFO and LHR published them.
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