BA498British Airways · LHR → PMI
live · 34m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA498 LondonLHR · 16:10 Palma de MallorcaPMI · 19:40

BA498 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Palma de Mallorca (PMI).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:50

scheduled from LHR

Typical gate push+34 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-15
+34 gate · −2 arrival
09-14
+34 gate · −2 arrival
09-11
+83 gate · +40 arrival
09-07
+24 gate · −15 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
PMIPalma de MallorcaOn-time likelyPMI delay board →
LHR→PMIevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR and PMI 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Palma de Mallorca flights today

same route · British Airways
BA470departs 07:00
BA468departs 07:30
BA494departs 11:10
BA496departs 13:55

If BA498 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Palma de Mallorca 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 BA498 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA498 across the LHR and PMI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 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 BA498 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
09-15LHR 16:10 16:44 (+34)PMI 19:40 19:38 (−2)
09-14LHR 16:10 16:44 (+34)PMI 19:40 19:38 (−2)
09-11LHR 15:50 17:13 (+83)PMI 19:25 20:05 (+40)
09-07LHR 16:10 16:34 (+24)PMI 19:40 19:25 (−15)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and PMI published them.

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