BA866British Airways · LHR → BUD
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Route confirmed British Airways

BA866 LondonLHR · 13:30 BudapestBUD · 17:05

BA866 by British Airways flies from London (LHR) to Budapest (BUD) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 09:07
13:30

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ BA866 typically leaves +27 and lands +2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+54 gate · +26 arrival
10-18
+26 gate · +2 arrival
10-17
+27 gate · +3 arrival
10-16
CANCELLED
10-15
+85 gate · +59 arrival
10-14
+22 gate · −8 arrival
10-13
+20 gate · −14 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 +2 min · 1 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
BUDBudapestOn-time likelyBUD delay board →
LHR→BUDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BUD (Budapest), 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 Budapest flights today

same route · British Airways
BA862departs 07:20
BA864departs 09:20
BA868departs 15:05
BA870departs 20:35

If BA866 is cancelled, these are the other British Airways nonstop flights from London to Budapest 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 BA866 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for BA866 across the LHR and BUD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 9/12 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 BA866 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-19LHR 13:20 14:14 (+54)BUD 16:55 17:21 (+26)
10-18LHR 12:45 13:11 (+26)BUD 16:20 16:22 (+2)
10-17LHR 12:45 13:12 (+27)BUD 16:15 16:18 (+3)
10-16CANCELLED
10-15LHR 13:30 14:55 (+85)BUD 17:05 18:04 (+59)
10-14LHR 14:05 14:27 (+22)BUD 17:40 17:32 (−8)
10-13LHR 13:30 13:50 (+20)BUD 17:05 16:51 (−14)
10-12LHR 13:20 13:55 (+35)BUD 16:55 16:59 (+4)
10-11LHR 12:45 13:02 (+17)BUD 16:20 16:06 (−14)
10-10LHR 12:45 13:05 (+20)BUD 16:15 16:12 (−3)
10-09LHR 13:20 14:15 (+55)BUD 16:55 17:19 (+24)
10-08LHR 13:30 13:48 (+18)BUD 17:05 16:55 (−10)
10-07LHR 14:05 14:33 (+28)BUD 17:40 17:31 (−9)
10-06LHR 13:30 15:15 (+105)BUD 17:05 18:32 (+87)

Board clocks recorded as LHR and BUD published them.

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