BA171 LondonLHR · 16:40 PittsburghPIT · 19:50
BA171 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Pittsburgh (PIT) for the Mon, Oct 19 departure.
en route from LHR to PIT
board checked 16m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:21 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 12 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
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 +17 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at LHR and PIT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How BA171 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA171 across the LHR and PIT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 5/14 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 BA171 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: G-ZBJD, G-ZBLB, G-ZBJG, G-ZBJM.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and PIT published them.
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