LGW → HERLondon to Heraklion

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Direct flights from London (LGW) to Heraklion (HER): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,680 km, an estimated 3 hours 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Heraklion. Updated 29 October 2026 at 09:07 UTC.

Today, LGW → HER

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:30 U25933easyJet Left 06:42 +12 HER 12:30In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 07:40 BA2752British Sched 07:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  3. 11:25 U28217easyJet On scheduleGate - · TNORTH ·

Checked LGW board 09:07 · HER board 10:33

LGW London busy · +21
HER Heraklion tracking
2,680 km · ~3h 56m est.
dep bank 07:15–22:1033x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 33x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100

route health from live LGW and HER delay boards

0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~3h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
British AirwayseasyJetJet2.comTUI 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 AirwaysBA

Flights BA2752 varies daily · BA2758 varies We Th Fr Sa Su

Jet2.comLS

Flights LS3135 varies Tu Fr

TUI AirwaysBY

Flights BY5480 07:20 Th · BY4706 varies Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29U25933departed+12
10-28BA2752departed+20
10-28U28215departed+34
10-28U28217departed+13
10-27BA2752departed+12
10-27LS3135departed+17
10-27U28215departed+18
10-27U28217departed+23
10-26BA2752departed+21
10-26U28215departed+27
10-26U28217departed+24
10-25BA2752departed+11
10-25BY4706departed+11
10-25U28215departed+20
10-25U28217departed+7
10-24BA2752departed+56
10-24BA2758departed+57
10-24U28215departed+12
10-24U28217departed+55
10-23BA2752departed+54
10-23BA2758departed+28

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 +21 min busy 🌤 few clouds · E 4 kt Full LGW delay board →
HERHeraklion tracking ⛅ mostly cloudy · NW 10 kt Full HER delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LGW: a 77% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +40 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the London to Heraklion route actually runs

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

Is LGW–HER 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.

Morning or evening flight on LGW–HER?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:15 from LGW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the HER delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LGW to HER?

Great-circle distance is 2,680 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 219–260 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LGW–HER fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 33 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.