Sri Lankan AirlinesUL0% on time
Flights UL504 21:30 daily
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Direct flights from London (LHR) to Colombo (CMB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 38 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,715 km, an estimated 11 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Colombo. Updated 22 September 2026 at 19:20 UTC.
LHR
London
heavy · +32
CMB
Colombo
tracking
8,715 km · ~11h 40m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
0% on time
of the last 7 operated LHR → CMB flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +38 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+38 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~11h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Sri Lankan 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 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 London to Colombo route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LHR to CMB 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LHR-CMB
LHR to CMB questions
Is LHR–CMB running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The departure side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 58/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LHR to CMB?
Great-circle distance is 8,715 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 645–777 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LHR–CMB fly?
Sri Lankan Airlines 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 LHR and arrival-side delay at CMB, 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.
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