LGW → CANLondon to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from London (LGW) to Guangzhou (CAN): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,499 km, an estimated 12 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Guangzhou. Updated 14 September 2026 at 10:48 UTC.

LGW London busy · +28
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +14
9,499 km · ~12h 41m est.
dep bank 11:40–18:086x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live LGW and CAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~12h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Southern Airlines

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
China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ690 varies Mo Th Fr · CZ8050 18:08 Mo We Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13CZ8050arrived−6
09-11CZ690dep +25 → arr−1
09-10CZ690dep +28 → arr−19

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
LGWLondon +28 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 8 kt Full LGW delay board →
CANGuangzhou +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · WSW 4 kt Full CAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LGW: 64% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +31 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Guangzhou route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LGW to CAN 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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LGW to CAN questions

Is LGW–CAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LGW is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LGW to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 9,499 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 701–844 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGW–CAN fly?

China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). 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 LGW and arrival-side delay at CAN, 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.