BA59British Airways · LHR → CPT
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA59 LondonLHR · 22:20 Cape TownCPT · 12:10

BA59 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 05:08
22:20

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ BA59 typically leaves +22 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−60 arrival
11-05
+22 gate
11-04
+15 gate · −16 arrival
11-03
+20 gate · −10 arrival
11-02
+18 gate · −19 arrival
11-01
+21 arrival
10-31
+26 gate · −8 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 · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
CPTCape TownOn-time likelyCPT delay board →
LHR→CPTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven 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 London

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°C
  • 25% chance of fog

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 Cape Town

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 15°C

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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Cape Town flights today

same route · British Airways
BA43departs 18:25
BA45departs 20:40

If BA59 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Cape Town 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 BA59 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA59 across the LHR and CPT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 BA59 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
11-06LHR 22:20CPT 12:10 11:10 (−60)
11-05LHR 22:20 22:42 (+22)CPT
11-04LHR 22:20 22:35 (+15)CPT 12:10 11:54 (−16)
11-03LHR 22:20 22:40 (+20)CPT 12:10 12:00 (−10)
11-02LHR 22:20 22:38 (+18)CPT 12:10 11:51 (−19)
11-01LHR 22:20CPT 12:10 12:31 (+21)
10-31LHR 22:20 22:46 (+26)CPT 12:10 12:02 (−8)
10-30LHR 22:20 22:44 (+24)CPT 12:10 11:53 (−17)
10-29LHR 22:20 22:30 (+10)CPT 12:10 11:10 (−60)
10-28LHR 22:20 22:39 (+19)CPT 12:10 11:42 (−28)
10-27LHR 22:20 22:56 (+36)CPT 12:10 12:06 (−4)
10-26LHR 22:20 22:42 (+22)CPT 12:10 11:47 (−23)
10-25LHR 22:20 23:18 (+58)CPT 12:10 12:12 (+2)
10-24LHR 22:30 23:26 (+56)CPT 11:00 11:06 (+6)
10-23LHR 22:30 00:09 (+99)CPT 11:00 10:48 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-YMML, G-YMMO, G-YMMS, G-YMMR.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and CPT published them.

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