BA497British Airways · BCN → LHR
updated 28m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA497 BarcelonaBCN · 06:35 LondonLHR · 08:15

BA497 by British Airways flies from Barcelona (BCN) to London (LHR) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in London · today
10:49

arrived at LHR · 154 min late

⚖ BA497 typically leaves +12 and lands −17. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+64+129+193 min
11-07
+193 gate · +154 arrival
11-06
−41 arrival
11-05
−38 arrival
11-04
−2 gate · −26 arrival
11-03
−3 gate · −36 arrival
11-02
+15 gate · −3 arrival
11-01
+81 gate · +41 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BCNBarcelonaOn-time likelyBCN delay board →
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
BCN→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by BCN (Barcelona), currently flying VFR (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 at Barcelona

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 19°C to 21°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 14°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°C
  • 80% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Barcelona to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA473departs 10:15
BA475departs 11:45
BA477departs 12:20
BA479departs 13:35
BA481departs 14:40
BA483departs 15:35

If BA497 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Barcelona to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BCN 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 BA497 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA497 across the BCN and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 11/14 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 BA497 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
11-07BCN 06:35 09:48 (+193)LHR 08:15 10:49 (+154)
11-06BCN 06:35LHR 08:15 07:34 (−41)
11-05BCN 06:35LHR 08:15 07:37 (−38)
11-04BCN 06:35 06:33 (−2)LHR 08:15 07:49 (−26)
11-03BCN 06:30 06:27 (−3)LHR 08:10 07:34 (−36)
11-02BCN 06:40 06:55 (+15)LHR 08:20 08:17 (−3)
11-01BCN 06:35 07:56 (+81)LHR 08:15 08:56 (+41)
10-31BCN 06:35 07:48 (+73)LHR 08:15 08:54 (+39)
10-30BCN 06:35 06:32 (−3)LHR 08:15 07:40 (−35)
10-29BCN 06:35 06:52 (+17)LHR 08:15 08:04 (−11)
10-28BCN 06:35 06:43 (+8)LHR 08:15 08:12 (−3)
10-27BCN 06:30 06:38 (+8)LHR 08:10 07:46 (−24)
10-26BCN 06:40LHR 08:20 07:54 (−26)
10-25BCN 06:35LHR 08:15 08:09 (−6)

Board clocks recorded as BCN and LHR published them.

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