BA296British Airways · ORD → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA296 ChicagoORD · 21:15 LondonLHR · 11:15

BA296 by British Airways flies from Chicago (ORD) to London (LHR) for the Sat, Oct 10 departure.

Right nowLanded in London · today
10:49

arrived at LHR · 26 min early

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-10
−26 arrival
10-09
+2 gate · −26 arrival
10-08
+4 gate · −15 arrival
10-07
+29 gate · +19 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
ORD→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions 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.

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 Chicago to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA294departs 17:00
BA20departs 17:15
BA298departs 19:05
BA9602departs 19:50
BA9605departs 19:50
BA9607departs 20:00

If BA296 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 BA296 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA296 across the ORD and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 BA296 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-10ORD 21:15LHR 11:15 10:49 (−26)
10-09ORD 21:15 21:17 (+2)LHR 11:15 10:49 (−26)
10-08ORD 21:15 21:19 (+4)LHR 11:15 11:00 (−15)
10-07ORD 21:15 21:44 (+29)LHR 11:15 11:34 (+19)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and LHR published them.

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