Heathrow Airport (LHR) delays today: 48% of the 1,302 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running 7 min early, across 657 flights tracked so far today. 5 of 657 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.8%). The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 44 flights scheduled to land. The most-served origin today is New York (JFK), with 21 arrivals on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 21 October 2026 at 22:24 UTC.
typical arrival delay right now
Departures +26 min, arrivals 7 min early. 2 of 1,306 flights cancelled (0.2%).
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Origins on the current board, busiest first. 179 airports feed this arrivals window.
The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 44 flights scheduled to land.
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Heathrow Airport (LHR) delays today: 48% of the 1,302 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running 7 min early, across 657 flights tracked so far today. 5 of 657 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.8%).
5 of the 657 flights currently on the board are cancelled.
The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 18:00 local, with 44 flights scheduled to land.
The busiest origins on the current board are New York (JFK), Dublin (DUB), Frankfurt (FRA), Amsterdam (AMS), Munich (MUC). In total 179 airports feed this window.
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