BA57British Airways · LHR → JNB
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA57 LondonLHR · 21:20 JohannesburgJNB · 09:25

BA57 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowEn route to Johannesburg · off blocks 22:03 · 43 min late
En route

en route from LHR to JNB

En routeBA57 · position estimated
LHRLondonJNBJohannesburg
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 22:03 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 9.9 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ BA57 typically leaves +43 and lands +30. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+41+81+122 min
09-11
+33 gate · +36 arrival
09-10
+43 gate
09-09
+69 gate · +30 arrival
09-08
+122 gate · +79 arrival
09-07
+39 gate · +10 arrival
09-06
+36 gate · −3 arrival
09-05
+78 gate · +21 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 +30 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
JNBJohannesburgOn-time likelyJNB delay board →
LHR→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at LHR and JNB 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 Johannesburg flights today

same route · British Airways
BA55departs 19:00

If BA57 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from London to Johannesburg 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 BA57 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA57 across the LHR and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 min late. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 4/10 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 BA57 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-11LHR 21:20 21:53 (+33)JNB 09:25 10:01 (+36)
09-10LHR 21:20 22:03 (+43)JNB 09:25
09-09LHR 21:20 22:29 (+69)JNB 09:25 09:55 (+30)
09-08LHR 21:20 23:22 (+122)JNB 09:25 10:44 (+79)
09-07LHR 21:20 21:59 (+39)JNB 09:25 09:35 (+10)
09-06LHR 21:20 21:56 (+36)JNB 09:25 09:22 (−3)
09-05LHR 21:20 22:38 (+78)JNB 09:25 09:46 (+21)
09-04LHR 21:20 21:53 (+33)JNB 09:25 09:24 (−1)
09-03LHR 21:20 23:05 (+105)JNB 09:25 10:01 (+36)
09-02LHR 21:20 21:43 (+23)JNB 09:25 10:05 (+40)
09-01LHR JNB 09:25 09:17 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-XLEH, G-XLEB.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and JNB published them.

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