BA242British Airways · MEX → LHR
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA242 Mexico CityMEX · 21:00 LondonLHR · 13:10

BA242 by British Airways flies from Mexico City (MEX) to London (LHR) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.

Right nowIn the air to London
12:43

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~9 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
MEX13 mi · ~9 min leftLHR
9,000 ftAltitudecruising
330 mphSpeed287 kt
91°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 58m

Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-25
+58 arrival
10-24
−8 arrival
10-23
−31 arrival
10-22
−34 arrival
10-21
−43 arrival
10-20
−18 arrival
10-19
−46 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −31 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MEXMexico CityHigh riskMEX delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
MEX→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
21%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
-3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEX and LHR 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How BA242 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA242 across the MEX and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~31 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA242 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-25MEX 21:00LHR 13:10 14:08 (+58)
10-24MEX 21:00LHR 13:10 13:02 (−8)
10-23MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:59 (−31)
10-22MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:56 (−34)
10-21MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:47 (−43)
10-20MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 15:12 (−18)
10-19MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:44 (−46)
10-18MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 15:10 (−20)
10-17MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:59 (−31)
10-16MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:45 (−45)
10-15MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 15:08 (−22)
10-14MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 14:57 (−33)
10-13MEX 22:00LHR 15:30 15:04 (−26)

Board clocks recorded as MEX and LHR published them.

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