BA740British Airways · LHR → ZRH
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA740 LondonLHR · 19:55 ZurichZRH · 22:40

BA740 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 11:34
19:55

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ BA740 typically leaves +27 and lands +6. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-17
+30 gate · +9 arrival
10-16
+27 gate · −2 arrival
10-15
+27 gate · −1 arrival
10-14
+18 gate · −13 arrival
10-13
+43 gate · +12 arrival
10-12
+64 gate · +34 arrival
10-11
+22 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonModerate riskLHR delay board →
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
LHR→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LHR and ZRH 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 →

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
BA738departs 12:05
BA736departs 12:40

If BA740 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 BA740 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA740 across the LHR and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 11/13 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 BA740 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
10-17LHR 18:10 18:40 (+30)ZRH 20:50 20:59 (+9)
10-16LHR 19:55 20:22 (+27)ZRH 22:40 22:38 (−2)
10-15LHR 19:55 20:22 (+27)ZRH 22:40 22:39 (−1)
10-14LHR 19:50 20:08 (+18)ZRH 22:35 22:22 (−13)
10-13LHR 19:45 20:28 (+43)ZRH 22:30 22:42 (+12)
10-12LHR 19:40 20:44 (+64)ZRH 22:25 22:59 (+34)
10-11LHR 19:55 20:17 (+22)ZRH 22:40 22:29 (−11)
10-10LHR 18:10 18:29 (+19)ZRH 20:50 20:45 (−5)
10-09LHR 19:55 21:09 (+74)ZRH 22:40 23:23 (+43)
10-08LHR 19:55 20:18 (+23)ZRH 22:40 22:55 (+15)
10-07LHR 19:50 20:13 (+23)ZRH 22:35 22:33 (−2)
10-06LHR 19:45 20:13 (+28)ZRH 22:30 22:38 (+8)
10-05LHR 19:40 20:05 (+25)ZRH 22:25 22:26 (+1)
10-04LHR 19:55 20:29 (+34)ZRH 22:40 22:46 (+6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: GEUUI, GEUPJ, GTTNW, GTTND.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and ZRH published them.

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