BA681British Airways · IST → LHR
updated 3m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA681 IstanbulIST · 07:40 LondonLHR · 09:05

BA681 by British Airways flies from Istanbul (IST) to London (LHR) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in London · position data
10:03

arrived at LHR · 59 min late

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+0 gate · +57 arrival
11-06
+0 gate · −23 arrival
11-05
+0 gate · −45 arrival
11-04
+0 gate · −41 arrival
11-03
+0 gate · −25 arrival
11-02
+0 gate · −11 arrival
11-01
+85 gate · +42 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulOn-time likelyIST delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
IST→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.6%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 Istanbul

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 8°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.

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°C
  • 49% 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.

When it flies

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

Other Istanbul to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA677departs 14:55
BA679departs 18:35
BA675departs 18:50

If BA681 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Istanbul to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IST 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 BA681 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA681 across the IST and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 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 BA681 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
11-07IST 07:40 (+0)LHR 09:05 10:02 (+57)
11-06IST 08:25 (+0)LHR 09:50 09:27 (−23)
11-05IST 07:40 (+0)LHR 09:05 08:20 (−45)
11-04IST 07:40 (+0)LHR 09:05 08:24 (−41)
11-03IST 07:40 (+0)LHR 09:05 08:40 (−25)
11-02IST 08:25 (+0)LHR 09:50 09:39 (−11)
11-01IST 08:25 09:50 (+85)LHR 09:50 10:32 (+42)
10-31IST 07:40 (+0)LHR

Board clocks recorded as IST and LHR published them.

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