BA456British Airways · LHR → MAD
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA456 LondonLHR · 06:15 MadridMAD · 09:40

BA456 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Madrid (MAD) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowLanded in Madrid · position data
09:39

landed at MAD · confirmed by live position

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+19 gate · −3 arrival
09-07
+19 gate · −5 arrival
09-06
+19 gate · −1 arrival
09-05
+34 gate · +6 arrival
09-04
+37 gate · +13 arrival
09-03
+21 gate · −11 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
LHR→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR and MAD 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 London to Madrid flights today

same route · British Airways
BA458departs 07:50
BA460departs 12:20
BA462departs 12:20
BA464departs 16:30

If BA456 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Madrid on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA456 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA456 across the LHR and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 BA456 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
09-08LHR 06:15 06:34 (+19)MAD 09:40 09:37 (−3)
09-07LHR 06:15 06:34 (+19)MAD 09:40 09:35 (−5)
09-06LHR 06:15 06:34 (+19)MAD 09:40 09:39 (−1)
09-05LHR 06:15 06:49 (+34)MAD 09:40 09:46 (+6)
09-04LHR 06:15 06:52 (+37)MAD 09:40 09:53 (+13)
09-03LHR 06:15 06:36 (+21)MAD 09:40 09:29 (−11)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and MAD published them.

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