AC861 LondonLHR · 14:30 VancouverYVR · 17:20
AC861 by Air Canada flies from London (LHR) to Vancouver (YVR) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.
departs LHR · on schedule
board checked 41m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ AC861 typically leaves +33 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival −20 min · 1 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and YVR are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at London
ForecastFri 6 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Vancouver
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
- 89% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to Vancouver flights today
same route · Air CanadaIf AC861 is cancelled, this is the other Air Canada nonstop flight from London to Vancouver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How AC861 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC861 across the LHR and YVR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC861 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: C-FIUW, C-FIUR, C-FITW, C-FIUV.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and YVR published them.
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