BA550 LondonLHR · 07:45 RomeFCO · 11:20
BA550 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Rome (FCO) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
departs LHR · on schedule
board checked 34m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ BA550 typically leaves +25 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival −8 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and FCO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastLondon to Rome with British Airways · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.4%1.1× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%0.9× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 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 Rome flights today
same route · British AirwaysIf BA550 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Rome on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How BA550 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA550 across the LHR and FCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 BA550 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-TNEG, G-TTSK, G-EUUD, G-DBCK.
Board clocks recorded as LHR and FCO published them.
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