BA509British Airways · LIS → LHR
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed British Airways

BA509 LisbonLIS · 07:10 LondonLHR · 10:10

BA509 by British Airways flies from Lisbon (LIS) to London (LHR) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowDescending into London · off blocks 07:46 · 36 min late
10:18

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~38 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
LIS115 mi · ~38 min leftLHR
28,900 ftAltitudedescending
489 mphSpeed425 kt
10°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 52m

Typical gate push+25 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+36 gate · +8 arrival
10-19
+20 gate · −19 arrival
10-18
+25 gate · −1 arrival
10-17
+24 gate · −11 arrival
10-16
+41 gate · +2 arrival
10-15
+25 gate · −7 arrival
10-14
+34 gate · −11 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LISLisbonModerate riskLIS delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
LIS→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by LIS (Lisbon), 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Lisbon to London flights today

same route · British Airways
BA501departs 11:00
BA503departs 13:40
BA505departs 16:25
BA507departs 18:45

If BA509 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from Lisbon to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LIS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How BA509 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA509 across the LIS and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 BA509 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
10-20LIS 07:10 07:46 (+36)LHR 10:10 10:18 (+8)
10-19LIS 07:10 07:30 (+20)LHR 10:10 09:51 (−19)
10-18LIS 07:20 07:45 (+25)LHR 10:20 10:19 (−1)
10-17LIS 07:10 07:34 (+24)LHR 10:10 09:59 (−11)
10-16LIS 07:20 08:01 (+41)LHR 10:20 10:22 (+2)
10-15LIS 07:20 07:45 (+25)LHR 10:20 10:13 (−7)
10-14LIS 07:20 07:54 (+34)LHR 10:20 10:09 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-NEOX.

Board clocks recorded as LIS and LHR published them.

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