BA45 LondonLHR · 20:40 Cape TownCPT
BA45 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT).
scheduled from LHR
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and CPT 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 on this route
ForecastLondon to Cape Town with British Airways · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.4%0.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.0%0.9× usual
Forecast weather: 48% 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Cape Town flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA45 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 BA45 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA45 across the LHR and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 62.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at LHR and CPT.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA45 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 LHR and CPT published them.
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Pro Flight Search: BA45 London to Cape Town on-time performance, measured from the LHR and CPT airport boards.
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