LHR London Heathrow Airport
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London Heathrow04:19·12°C·#219/327
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London Heathrow (LHR) airport delays today

The operational feed has not returned enough qualified timing observations to assess delays. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

Hour by hour
04:00now · typical on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
06:00LX345ZRH Zurichon time
06:00OS340VIE Viennaon time
06:00TP1363LIS Lisbonon time
06:10BA472BCN Barcelonaon time
06:15AF1381CDG Parison time
06:15BA1394BHD Belfaston time
06:15BA1472GLA Glasgowon time
06:15BA456MAD Madridon time
09:35RX402RUH RiyadhCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +47. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
05:05QF219PER from Perthon time
05:20BA074LOS from Lagoson time
05:20VS092MCO from Orlandoon time
05:25 05:42BA034KUL from Kuala Lumpur+17 min
05:30BA058CPT from Cape Townon time
05:35BA016SYD from Sydneyon time
07:30RX401RUH from RiyadhCancelled
07:30SV111RUH from RiyadhCancelled
14:30BA082ABV from AbujaCancelled
Running late right now12 of 1280 still on the board · 0.9%
+77
AC888 from Ottawa · arr 07:47
Flights this late at LHR still cancel only 9.9% of the time.
+38
BA092 from Toronto · arr 06:58
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~33 min.
+25
BA056 from Johannesburg · arr 06:00
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.
+22
WS002 from Calgary · arr 12:27
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~34 min.
In the air to LHRlive positions · 3-min feed
37aircraft inbound · next to land QF219 from Perth, lands ~04:24
QF219Perth
lands ~04:24
AA100New York
lands ~05:04
CX251Hong Kong
lands ~05:14
SQ322Singapore
lands ~05:19

Positions as of 04:15 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Why4 kt NNE winds, Overcast at 1,300 ft. Conditions like these add about 2 pts of delay risk at LHR in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 04–14 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Typical week here
+27
MON
+30
TUE
+28
WED
+30
THU
+30
FRI
+26
SAT
+29
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+26 min), heaviest on Tuesday (+30 min).

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Sample · what you getLHR went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/london-LHR

London Heathrow airport delays today

Weather watch at LHR: live timing unavailable. Weather worsens around 04:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 06:00 (+28 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds NNE-030 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1800ft.

Other London airports: LGW STN LTN · Nearby gateways: LGW LTN STN MAN EDI CDG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from London Heathrow

Is London Heathrow (LHR) delayed right now?

Weather watch at LHR: live timing unavailable. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to very low instrument conditions (LIFR). The operational feed has not returned enough qualified timing observations to assess delays. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

What is the current weather at London Heathrow (LHR)?

Winds NNE-030 (variable 360 to 060) at 4kt, Vis 6km, Temp 12°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 1014 hPa, Light Rain, Broken layer at 1300ft, Overcast layer at 2100ft. 12°C. wind 4 kt. visibility 6 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from London Heathrow (LHR)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+26 min). Tuesday ran heaviest (+30 min).

What is the TAF forecast for LHR?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1800ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind30° 4 kt
Visibility6 km
Ceiling1,300 ft
Temp / dew12 / 11 °C
Pressure1014 hPa
WeatherLight Rain
EGLL 200250Z AUTO 03004KT 360V060 6000 -RA BKN013 OVC021 12/11 Q1014
01:00 to 08:00MVFRWinds NNE-030 at 5kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 1800ft
01:00 to 14:00TEMPOIFRVis 6km, Rain, Broken layer at 800ft
01:00 to 09:00TEMPOLIFRVis 3km, Rain Drizzle, Broken layer at 400ft
10:00 to 13:00BECMGMVFRWinds E-090 at 12kt
METAR 03:50 local · 29m ago · delay window 03:34 local · How these are computed → methodology