BA7197 LondonLGW · 20:40 MadridMAD · 00:00
BA7197 by British Airways flies from London (LGW) to Madrid (MAD) for the Thu, Sep 24 departure.
en route from LGW to MAD
board checked 21m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 21:07 · typical taxi-out at LGW ≈ 13 min.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LGW and MAD 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Madrid flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA7197 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from London to Madrid on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How BA7197 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA7197 across the LGW and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~27 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA7197 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LGW and MAD published them.
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