BA294 ChicagoORD · 17:00 LondonLHR · 06:50
BA294 by British Airways flies from Chicago (ORD) to London (LHR) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.
en route from ORD to LHR
board checked 10m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:51 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.4 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 +21 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at ORD 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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 Chicago to London flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA294 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Chicago to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How BA294 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA294 across the ORD and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 2/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA294 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 ORD and LHR published them.
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