BA58 Cape TownCPT · 18:55 LondonLHR · 04:55
BA58 by British Airways flies from Cape Town (CPT) to London (LHR) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.
arrived at LHR · 7 min early
⚖ BA58 typically leaves +18 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −15 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by CPT (Cape Town), 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 Cape Town
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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 London
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Cape Town to London flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA58 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Cape Town to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CPT 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 BA58 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA58 across the CPT and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 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 BA58 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: G-YMMR, G-YMMG, G-YMML, G-YMMU.
Board clocks recorded as CPT and LHR published them.
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Pro Flight Search: BA58 Cape Town to London on-time performance, measured from the CPT and LHR airport boards.
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