BA179 LondonLHR · 17:25 New YorkJFK · 20:20
BA179 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
estimated arrival at JFK · local time · ~5h 15m from now
board checked 5m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:55 · typical taxi-out at LHR ≈ 11.8 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 +13 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying IFR (instrument). For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to New York flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA179 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How BA179 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA179 across the LHR and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 6/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA179 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-STBE.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and JFK published them.
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