BA398 LondonLHR · 16:00 CairoCAI · 23:10
BA398 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Cairo (CAI) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
estimated arrival at CAI · local time · ~1h 48m from now
position updated 3m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 2h 36m
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 operation0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by CAI (Cairo), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 on this route
ForecastLondon to Cairo with British Airways · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.4%1.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 12%1.1× usual
Forecast weather: 36% chance of fog at London
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Cairo flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA398 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Cairo 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 BA398 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA398 across the LHR and CAI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~34 min late. Based on 14 confirmed departures · 0/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how BA398 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-TNEI, G-NEOW, G-TTNY, G-TTNU.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and CAI published them.
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Pro Flight Search: BA398 London to Cairo on-time performance, measured from the LHR and CAI airport boards.
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