BA55British Airways · LHR → JNB
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA55 LondonLHR · 18:30 JohannesburgJNB · 07:35

BA55 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowBoarding at gate B35 · today
18:30

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ BA55 typically leaves +30 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+30 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~40 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+2 arrival
11-06
+50 gate
11-05
+27 gate · −19 arrival
11-04
+20 gate · −15 arrival
11-03
+22 gate · −12 arrival
11-02
+52 gate · +13 arrival
11-01
+46 gate · −10 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
JNBJohannesburgHigh riskJNB delay board →
LHR→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), 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 at London

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°C
  • 54% 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.

Tomorrow at Johannesburg

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°C
  • 78% chance of thunder
  • 97% chance of rain

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 London to Johannesburg flights today

same route · British Airways
BA57departs 21:15

If BA55 is cancelled, this is the other British Airways nonstop flight from London to Johannesburg 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 BA55 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA55 across the LHR and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 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 BA55 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
11-07LHR 18:30JNB 07:35 07:37 (+2)
11-06LHR 18:30 19:20 (+50)JNB 07:35
11-05LHR 18:30 18:57 (+27)JNB 07:35 07:16 (−19)
11-04LHR 18:30 18:50 (+20)JNB 07:35 07:20 (−15)
11-03LHR 18:30 18:52 (+22)JNB 07:35 07:23 (−12)
11-02LHR 18:30 19:22 (+52)JNB 07:35 07:48 (+13)
11-01LHR 18:30 19:16 (+46)JNB 07:35 07:25 (−10)
10-31LHR 18:30 19:00 (+30)JNB 07:35 07:21 (−14)
10-30LHR 18:30 19:24 (+54)JNB 07:35 07:37 (+2)
10-29LHR 18:30 19:37 (+67)JNB 07:35 07:47 (+12)
10-28LHR 18:30 18:52 (+22)JNB 07:35 07:20 (−15)
10-27LHR 18:30 19:05 (+35)JNB 07:35 07:33 (−2)
10-26LHR 18:30 18:54 (+24)JNB 07:35
10-25LHR 18:30 18:58 (+28)JNB 07:35 07:04 (−31)
10-24LHR JNB 07:00 07:17 (+17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-ZBKK, G-ZBKR.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and JNB published them.

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