BA478British Airways · LHR → BCN
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA478 LondonLHR · 09:25 BarcelonaBCN · 12:40

BA478 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Barcelona (BCN) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in Barcelona · position data
12:35

landed at BCN · confirmed by live position

Typical gate push+28 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~34 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
11-02
+14 gate · −6 arrival
10-31
+28 gate · −24 arrival
10-26
+28 gate · +2 arrival
10-24
+28 gate · −15 arrival
10-23
+67 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
BCNBarcelonaOn-time likelyBCN delay board →
LHR→BCNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BCN (Barcelona), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 London

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 13°C
Low8°Clikely 7°C to 10°C

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 Barcelona

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
  • 93% chance of rain

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 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 London to Barcelona flights today

same route · British Airways
BA472departs 06:05
BA474departs 07:30
BA476departs 08:10
BA480departs 10:30
BA482departs 11:25
BA484departs 12:45

If BA478 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Barcelona 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 BA478 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA478 across the LHR and BCN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 BA478 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
11-02LHR 09:25 09:39 (+14)BCN 12:40 12:34 (−6)
10-31LHR 08:20 08:48 (+28)BCN 11:35 11:11 (−24)
10-26LHR 09:25 09:53 (+28)BCN 12:40 12:42 (+2)
10-24LHR 12:45 13:13 (+28)BCN 16:00 15:45 (−15)
10-23LHR BCN 16:00 17:07 (+67)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and BCN published them.

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