FAO → LHRFaro to London

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Direct flights from Faro (FAO) to London (LHR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,714 km, an estimated 2 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Faro and London. Updated 20 September 2026 at 17:37 UTC.

FAO Faro tracking
LHR London smooth · +0
1,714 km · ~2h 42m est.
dep bank 12:15–20:007x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 operated FAO → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~2h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat
Sun
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 days
British AirwaysBA86% on time

Flights BA511 varies daily · BA513 varies Mo Tu Th Fr Sa · BA515 varies Th Fr Sa Su · BA517 20:00 Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-20BA511dep +35 → arr+16
09-20BA515dep −4 → arr−14
09-19BA511dep +14 → arr−13
09-19BA513dep +5 → arr−18
09-19BA515dep +12 → arr−7
09-19BA517dep +15 → arr−4
09-18BA511departed+5

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
FAOFaro tracking Full FAO delay board →
LHRLondon +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 6 kt Full LHR delay board →

How the Faro to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FAO to LHR 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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FAO to LHR questions

Is FAO–LHR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from FAO to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 1,714 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 151–177 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FAO–LHR fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 18 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at FAO and arrival-side delay at LHR, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.