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Flights BA8701 06:20 Mo Tu We Th Su · BA8711 07:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr · BA8713 07:25 Tu We Th Fr · BA8703 08:50 Mo Tu We Fr Su
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Direct flights from Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LCY): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 543 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edinburgh and London. Updated 8 September 2026 at 10:07 UTC.
EDI
Edinburgh
smooth · +14
LCY
London
tracking
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100
route health from live EDI and LCY delay boards
Median arrival delay is +22 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+22 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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British Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Edinburgh to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EDI to LCY flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Edinburgh (EDI) to London (LCY) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/EDI-LCY
EDI to LCY questions
Is EDI–LCY running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on EDI–LCY?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:20 and evening departures around 17:50 from EDI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LCY delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from EDI to LCY?
Great-circle distance is 543 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–77 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does EDI–LCY fly?
British Airways runs the route with about 45 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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