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Direct flights from Montego Bay (MBJ) to London (LHR): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 60% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. 1 of the 5 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 7,547 km, an estimated 10 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Montego Bay and London. Updated 16 September 2026 at 15:42 UTC.
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Montego Bay
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7,547 km · ~10h 11m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
60% on time
of the last 5 operated MBJ → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −17 min. 1 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−17 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~10h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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
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How the Montego Bay to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MBJ 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MBJ-LHR
MBJ to LHR questions
Is MBJ–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 MBJ to LHR?
Great-circle distance is 7,547 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 563–677 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MBJ–LHR fly?
Virgin Atlantic runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, tue, 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 MBJ 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.
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