BA42 Cape TownCPT · 20:35 LondonLHR · 06:40
BA42 by British Airways flies from Cape Town (CPT) to London (LHR) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
arrived at LHR · 30 min early
⚖ BA42 typically leaves +17 and lands −21. 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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CPT and LHR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Cape Town
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 Cape Town to London flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA42 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Cape Town to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 BA42 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA42 across the CPT and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 BA42 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-STBO, G-STBP, G-STBF, G-STBE.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and LHR published them.
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Pro Flight Search: BA42 Cape Town to London on-time performance, measured from the CPT and LHR airport boards.
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