BA181 LondonLHR · 12:30 New YorkJFK · 15:20
BA181 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to New York (JFK) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
departs LHR · on schedule
board checked 11m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ BA181 typically leaves +29 and lands +23. 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 +23 min · 1 cancelled · 14 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 VFR (visual). 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 BA181 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 BA181 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA181 across the LHR and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~25 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 5/12 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA181 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and JFK published them.
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