BA397British Airways · CAI → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA397 CairoCAI · 18:20 LondonLHR · 21:35

BA397 by British Airways flies from Cairo (CAI) to London (LHR) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 16:21
18:20

departs CAI · on schedule

Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-17
+1 arrival
08-16
−15 arrival
08-15
−4 arrival
08-14
−18 arrival
08-13
−4 arrival
08-12
+9 arrival
08-11
+6 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −4 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CAICairoHigh riskCAI delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
CAI→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+1 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CAI 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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cairo to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA399departs 07:25

If BA397 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from Cairo to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CAI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA397 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA397 across the CAI and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA397 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-17CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:41 (+1)
08-16CAI 18:20LHR 21:35 21:20 (−15)
08-15CAI 18:20LHR 21:35 21:31 (−4)
08-14CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:22 (−18)
08-13CAI 17:20LHR 20:35 20:31 (−4)
08-12CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:49 (+9)
08-11CAI 18:20LHR 21:35 21:41 (+6)
08-10CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:32 (−8)
08-09CAI 18:20LHR 21:35 21:27 (−8)
08-08CAI 18:20LHR 21:35 21:01 (−34)
08-07CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:20 (−20)
08-06CAI 17:20LHR 20:35 20:46 (+11)
08-05CAI 18:25LHR 21:40 21:46 (+6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-TNEC, G-NEOS, G-TTNW, G-TTSA.

Board clocks recorded as CAI and LHR published them.

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