BA438British Airways · LHR → AMS
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BA438 LondonLHR · 12:50 AmsterdamAMS · 15:15

BA438 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Amsterdam (AMS) for the Sat, Oct 31 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 03:23
12:50

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ BA438 typically leaves +32 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~45 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+1 arrival
10-30
+44 gate · +2 arrival
10-29
+15 gate · −31 arrival
10-28
+20 gate · −23 arrival
10-27
+18 gate · −27 arrival
10-26
+31 gate · −13 arrival
10-25
+49 gate · +19 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 −13 min · 1 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
AMSAmsterdamOn-time likelyAMS delay board →
LHR→AMSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.7%Chance of cancellation
+14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by AMS (Amsterdam), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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

Forecast

London to Amsterdam with British Airways · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.4%0.8× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.6%0.9× usual

Forecast weather: 33% chance of fog at London; 31% chance of fog at Amsterdam

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Amsterdam flights today

same route · British Airways
BA430departs 06:45
BA428departs 06:50
BA432departs 08:15
BA436departs 10:55
BA434departs 11:00
BA442departs 15:10

If BA438 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Amsterdam 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 BA438 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA438 across the LHR and AMS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 BA438 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31LHR 12:50AMS 15:15 15:16 (+1)
10-30LHR 11:50 12:34 (+44)AMS 14:15 14:17 (+2)
10-29LHR 12:45 13:00 (+15)AMS 15:10 14:39 (−31)
10-28LHR 12:40 13:00 (+20)AMS 15:05 14:42 (−23)
10-27LHR 12:45 13:03 (+18)AMS 15:10 14:43 (−27)
10-26LHR 12:45 13:16 (+31)AMS 15:10 14:57 (−13)
10-25LHR 12:45 13:34 (+49)AMS 15:10 15:29 (+19)
10-23CANCELLED
10-22LHR 15:25 15:56 (+31)AMS 17:50 17:37 (−13)
10-21LHR 16:05 16:56 (+51)AMS 18:30 18:39 (+9)
10-20LHR 16:00 16:32 (+32)AMS 18:25 18:10 (−15)
10-19LHR 16:10 16:52 (+42)AMS 18:35 18:28 (−7)
10-18LHR 16:05 16:26 (+21)AMS 18:30 18:11 (−19)
10-17LHR 12:50 13:30 (+40)AMS 15:15 15:16 (+1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-EUUM, G-EUYL, G-EUPK, G-EUPD.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and AMS published them.

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