Flights BA248 16:45 daily
Direct flights from Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to London (LHR): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 9,254 km, an estimated 12 hours 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rio De Janeiro and London. Updated 14 September 2026 at 13:55 UTC.
route health from live GIG and LHR delay boards
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach 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 daysAirports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at GIG: 49% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +55 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Rio De Janeiro to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop GIG 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Rio De Janeiro (GIG) to London (LHR) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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GIG to LHR questions
Is GIG–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 GIG to LHR?
Great-circle distance is 9,254 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 683–823 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does GIG–LHR fly?
BA/BAW British Airways runs the route with about 7 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 GIG 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.