How delayed are Heathrow Airport (LHR) departures right now?
Heathrow Airport (LHR) delays today: 97% of the 29 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. 3 of 655 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.5%).
Heathrow Airport (LHR) delays today: 97% of the 29 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. 3 of 655 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.5%). The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 45 flights scheduled to leave. The most-served destination today is New York (JFK), with 21 departures on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 21 October 2026 at 05:15 UTC.
DEPARTURES SMOOTH
Departures no data, arrivals 19 min early. No cancellations across 1 tracked flights.
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Live departures board
est. departure06:24NOW
06:30
BA472to BCN Barcelona
on time
Scheduled06:30Estimated06:30
Running to plan on the current board.
06:30
KL1000to AMS Amsterdam
on time
Scheduled06:30Estimated06:30
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06:30
TK1988to IST Istanbul
on time
Scheduled06:30Estimated06:30
Running to plan on the current board.
06:30
VL921to FRA Frankfurt
on time
Scheduled06:30Estimated06:30
Running to plan on the current board.
06:35
BA812to CPH Copenhagen
on time
Scheduled06:35Estimated06:35
Running to plan on the current board.
06:40
SK1530to ARN Stockholm
on time
Scheduled06:40Estimated06:40
Running to plan on the current board.
06:40
SK500to CPH Copenhagen
on time
Scheduled06:40Estimated06:40
Running to plan on the current board.
06:45
BA1436to EDI Edinburgh
on time
Scheduled06:45Estimated06:45
Running to plan on the current board.
06:50
BA428to AMS Amsterdam
on time
Scheduled06:50Estimated06:50
Running to plan on the current board.
06:50
SN2104to BRU Brussels
on time
Scheduled06:50Estimated06:50
Running to plan on the current board.
06:55
BA1358to MAN Manchester
on time
Scheduled06:55Estimated06:55
Running to plan on the current board.
06:55
BA918to DUS Duesseldorf
on time
Scheduled06:55Estimated06:55
Running to plan on the current board.
07:05
BA348to MRS Marseille
on time
Scheduled07:05Estimated07:05
Running to plan on the current board.
07:10
BA902to FRA Frankfurt
on time
Scheduled07:10Estimated07:10
Running to plan on the current board.
07:15
BA406to VLC Valencia
on time
Scheduled07:15Estimated07:15
Running to plan on the current board.
Board fetched 9m ago · how we report
0departed
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33departing
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4delayed
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3cancelled
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Runway demand · next 3 h
06:2407:5409:19
Scheduled departures per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.
Trouble downstream
next 2½ h destinationsFRAFrankfurt5 outboundon timeAMSAmsterdam4 outboundon timeMUCMunich3 outboundon timeDUBDublin3 outboundno data
Delay at the destination often ripples back into departure holds here.
Where Heathrow Airport (LHR) departures fly
Destinations on the current board, busiest first. 180 airports are served in this departures window.
Busiest departure hours at Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 45 flights scheduled to leave.
When this board says…
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board's first estimatemedian actual
Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →
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Heathrow Airport (LHR) departures: common questions
How many flights are cancelled at Heathrow Airport (LHR) today?
3 of the 655 flights currently on the board are cancelled.
What is the busiest departure hour at Heathrow Airport (LHR)?
The busiest departure hour on today's board is 09:00 local, with 45 flights scheduled to leave.
Where do Heathrow Airport (LHR) departures fly?
The busiest destinations on the current board are New York (JFK), Dublin (DUB), Frankfurt (FRA), Amsterdam (AMS), Madrid (MAD). In total 180 airports are served in this window.
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