BA738British Airways · LHR → ZRH
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA738 LondonLHR · 12:05 ZurichZRH · 15:00

BA738 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowExpected · today
12:05

departs LHR · on schedule

Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~31 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
10-22
+56 gate · +17 arrival
10-19
+36 gate · +10 arrival
10-18
+43 gate · +6 arrival
10-16
+41 gate · +6 arrival
10-15
+21 gate · −11 arrival
10-11
+33 gate · −3 arrival
10-09
+37 gate · −1 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
ZRHZurichModerate riskZRH delay board →
LHR→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ZRH (Zurich), 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 London to Zurich flights today

same route · British Airways
BA730departs 06:15
BA732departs 09:15
BA734departs 11:45
BA736departs 12:40
BA740departs 19:45

If BA738 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Zurich 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 BA738 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA738 across the LHR and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 BA738 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
10-22LHR 17:10 18:06 (+56)ZRH 20:05 20:22 (+17)
10-19LHR 18:05 18:41 (+36)ZRH 20:50 21:00 (+10)
10-18LHR 16:00 16:43 (+43)ZRH 18:55 19:01 (+6)
10-16LHR 12:05 12:46 (+41)ZRH 15:00 15:06 (+6)
10-15LHR 17:10 17:31 (+21)ZRH 20:05 19:54 (−11)
10-11LHR 16:00 16:33 (+33)ZRH 18:55 18:52 (−3)
10-09LHR 12:05 12:42 (+37)ZRH 15:00 14:59 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: GEUYO, GNEOU, GEUUH, GDBCE.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and ZRH published them.

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