BA478 LondonLHR · 08:20 BarcelonaBCN · 11:35
BA478 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Barcelona (BCN) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.
en route from LHR to BCN
board checked 1m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:48 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 12.8 min.
Where the minutes go
last 4 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 BCN 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 Barcelona with British Airways · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 2.8%0.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 14%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 58% chance of fog at London
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 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 Barcelona flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf 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. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~28 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
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.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and BCN published them.
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