BA579British Airways · LIN → LHR
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA579 MilanLIN · 19:40 LondonLHR · 20:35

BA579 by British Airways flies from Milan (LIN) to London (LHR) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowIn the air to London · off blocks 21:27 · 107 min late
21:56

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~72 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
LHR551 mi · ~72 min leftLIN
25,300 ftAltitudeclimbing
487 mphSpeed423 kt
310°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 16 min

⚖ BA579 typically leaves +39 and lands +14. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+36+71+107 min
09-09
+107 gate · +81 arrival
09-08
CANCELLED
09-07
+20 gate · +3 arrival
09-06
+57 gate · +27 arrival
09-05
+22 gate · +1 arrival
09-03
+28 gate · +7 arrival
09-02
+25 gate · +6 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 +14 min · 1 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LINMilanModerate riskLIN delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
LIN→LHRevery 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
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LIN and LHR 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 Milan to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA581departs 07:25
BA569departs 11:10
BA571departs 13:40
BA573departs 14:15
BA575departs 15:55
BA577departs 18:30

If BA579 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Milan to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LIN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA579 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA579 across the LIN and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 7/11 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 BA579 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
09-09LIN 19:40 21:27 (+107)LHR 20:35 21:56 (+81)
09-08CANCELLED
09-07LIN 19:30 19:50 (+20)LHR 20:25 20:28 (+3)
09-06LIN 19:45 20:42 (+57)LHR 20:40 21:07 (+27)
09-05LIN 19:40 20:02 (+22)LHR 20:35 20:36 (+1)
09-03LIN 19:35 20:03 (+28)LHR 20:30 20:37 (+7)
09-02LIN 19:40 20:05 (+25)LHR 20:35 20:41 (+6)
09-01LIN 19:50 20:29 (+39)LHR 20:45 20:59 (+14)
08-31LIN 19:30 20:24 (+54)LHR 20:25 20:58 (+33)
08-30LIN 19:45 20:17 (+32)LHR 20:40 20:50 (+10)
08-29LIN 19:40 20:07 (+27)LHR 20:35 20:37 (+2)
08-27LIN 19:35 20:20 (+45)LHR 20:30 21:12 (+42)
08-26LIN 19:40 20:31 (+51)LHR 20:35 21:01 (+26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: GEUUF, GEUYG, GEUYH, GNEOV.

Board clocks recorded as LIN and LHR published them.

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