BA43British Airways · LHR → CPT
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA43 LondonLHR · 18:25 Cape TownCPT · 08:05

BA43 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowExpected · today
18:25

departs LHR · on schedule

Typical gate push+42 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~50 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+47 gate · +0 arrival
10-28
+22 gate · −28 arrival
10-27
+32 gate · −4 arrival
10-26
+43 gate · −8 arrival
10-25
+42 gate · −17 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
CPTCape TownHigh riskCPT delay board →
LHR→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.0%Chance of cancellation
+22 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 on this route

Forecast

London to Cape Town with British Airways · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.4%0.8× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.4%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 34% chance of fog at London

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other London to Cape Town flights today

same route · British Airways
BA45departs 20:30
BA59departs 22:20

If BA43 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Cape Town on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR 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 BA43 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA43 across the LHR and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 BA43 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
10-29LHR 18:25 19:12 (+47)CPT 08:05 (+0)
10-28LHR 18:25 18:47 (+22)CPT 08:05 07:37 (−28)
10-27LHR 18:25 18:57 (+32)CPT 08:05 08:01 (−4)
10-26LHR 18:25 19:08 (+43)CPT 08:05 07:57 (−8)
10-25LHR 18:25 19:07 (+42)CPT 08:05 07:48 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-STBE, G-STBA, G-STBH, G-STBF.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and CPT published them.

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