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Direct flights from Ponta Delgada (PDL) to London (LHR): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 73 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,493 km, an estimated 3 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ponta Delgada and London. Updated 12 September 2026 at 23:08 UTC.
PDL
Ponta Delgada
tracking
LHR
London
smooth · +0
2,493 km · ~3h 42m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live PDL and LHR delay boards
Median arrival delay is +73 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+73 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
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.
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Airports right now
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How the Ponta Delgada to London route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PDL 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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PDL to LHR questions
Is PDL–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 PDL to LHR?
Great-circle distance is 2,493 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 206–244 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PDL–LHR fly?
British Airways runs the route with about 2 flights a week (wed, 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 PDL 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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